Nicholas Edward Pyle (born 17 December 2000) is an English

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who specialises in

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. He has won gold representing Great Britain at the

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Background

Pyle is from

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle ( , Received Pronunciation, RP: ), is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located o ...

, where he attended

St Cuthbert's High School St Cuthbert's Catholic High School (formerly St Cuthbert's Catholic Grammar School) is a boys-only Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status located on Gretna Road in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Admissions St Cuthbert's is a seven- ...

. He was a member of Newcastle Swim Team. He finished his A-level in 2019, and moved to

University of Stirling The University of Stirling (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals; ) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by a royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airth ...

to train with his team mates.

Career

In 2018, Pyle won his first gold at the British Championships held in

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in the 50 metre backstroke. He won a bronze in the 100 metre backstroke at the European Junior Championships in

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in a personal best time of 54.69. Pyle had his debut on a senior British team at the

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. He was part of the British quartet with

Adam Peaty Adam George Peaty (born 28 December 1994) is an English competitive swimmer who specialises in the sprint breaststroke events. He won the gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first by a male British swimmer i ...

, James Guy and Duncan Scott in the final of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay which they won, earning Pyle his first senior European title. He won a further gold in the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay as part of the team, only swimming in the preliminaries but not in the final.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pyle, Nicholas 2000 births Living people English male backstroke swimmers British male backstroke swimmers Male medley swimmers Male backstroke swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 21st-century English sportsmen