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James Wilby (born 12 November 1993) is a British competitive swimmer who specialises in the breaststroke. Wilby is the 2018 Commonwealth Games champion in 200 metre breaststroke, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion in 100 metre breaststroke, and the 2022 European champion in 200 metre breaststroke. He formed part of the Great Britain team that won World Championship gold in the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay in 2019, and the England team that won the Commonwealth Games Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay in 2014 and 2022.[2]

James Wilby

Personal information
National team	Great Britain England
Born	(1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 (age 28)[1] Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Loughborough NC
Coach	Dave Hemmings
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 World Championships (LC) 1 1 2 European Championships (LC) 3 2 2 Commonwealth Games 4 3 2 Total 8 7 6 Men's swimming Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley 2019 Gwangju 100 m breaststroke 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m mixed medley 2022 Budapest 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m medley 2020 Budapest 4×100 m medley 2022 Rome 200 m breaststroke 2018 Glasgow 100 m breaststroke 2018 Glasgow 200 m breaststroke 2020 Budapest 100 m breaststroke 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed medley Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m medley 2018 Gold Coast 200 m breaststroke 2022 Birmingham 100 m breaststroke 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley 2018 Gold Coast 100 m breaststroke 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley 2022 Birmingham 200 m breaststroke 2018 Gold Coast 50 m breaststroke 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed medley

He has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games, winning a silver in the 2020 Summer Olympics as a heat swimmer in the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay, three FINA World Aquatics Championships, winning a further silver in the 100m breaststroke, and two bronze medals, and England at three Commonwealth Games, where he has won four other medals aside from his four gold medals.

Career

2010

Finishing the 2009 season with a modest personal best time of 2:32.64 in the 200 metres breaststroke, Wilby took a chunk off this in May, swimming a 2:26.60 to qualify for the National Youth Championships. A then 16-year-old Wilby came in under the radar, setting a new personal best of 2:24.89 in the heats – qualifying 6th fastest for the semi-finals. A small improvement of 2:24.70 was enough to finish in 9th place in the semi-final, beating a then-unknown Adam Peaty. In the final, Wilby swam the best race of his life so far, again surpassing his PB and winning the National 15/16 years title in an impressive 2:20.13.[3]

Wilby went on to win bronze in the 100 metres breaststroke with a time of 1:04.57 – the gold on this occasion going to Rio Olympian Craig Benson.[4]

2014

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Wilby competed in all three breaststroke events; qualifying for the final in the 200 m - where he placed 6th in a time of 2:11.53 and the 100 m where he placed 7th in a time of 1:01.07. He was also part of the English team that won gold in the 4 × 100 meter medley relay event, swimming in the heats but not in the final.[5]

2018

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Wilby won a surprise gold in the 200 metre breaststroke event[6] with a winning time of 2:08.05, which is the fourth fastest time in the world this year (correct as of 3 August 2018).[7][8] He also won a silver behind compatriot Adam Peaty in the 100 meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 59.43 seconds,[9] and a bronze in the 50 metre breaststroke.[10]

At the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, Wilby won heat four in the 100 metre breaststroke in a new personal best time of 59.12 qualifying second fastest for the final in 59.23. In the final, Wilby set a personal best time of 58.64 to win the silver medal,[11] and became the equal fourth fastest 100m breaststroker in history; behind Brendan Rickard (58.58), Cameron Van Der Burgh's Olympic Gold from 2012 (58.44) and the winner of the European 100m title itself, Adam Peaty, who won in a world record time of 57.10*.[12] The following day he added another silver medal in the 200 metre breaststroke.[13]

2019

Wilby opened his 2019 long course season, with a 59.42 in the 100m and 2:09.71 in the 200m, taking three British University titles and records.[14] At the World Championship Trials, Wilby took silver behind Adam Peaty, in the 100m in the third fastest time in the world this year of 58.66, then took the British title in the 200m with a time of 2:07.49.[15] Wilby also had a 27.20 heat swim in the 50 breaststroke.

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, Wilby won his first World Championships medal after he won silver behind Peaty.[16] He became the equal third fastest 100m breaststroke swimmer in history with a time of 58.46 that matches Cameron Van Der Bergh's London Olympic gold medal swim, which was a world record at the time.^{[citation needed]} He also won a bronze as part of the team in the 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay. He swam in the heats but not in the final.[17][18] Wilby also swam in the heats of the men's 4 × 100 meter medley relay.[19] The final was won by Luke Greenbank, Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott, Duncan Scott in a European record time of three minutes, 28.10 seconds, and the gold medal is Britain's first in the event at the World Championships.[20]

2020

Wilby joined the US-based team - New York Breakers - for the second season of the International Swimming League.[21]

Wilby was one of the 2019 individual world championship medal-winners who were pre-selected for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[22]

2021–22

In May 2021, Wilby won a bronze medal in 100m breaststroke at the European Championships.[23]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Wilby won a bronze as part of the team in Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.[24]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Wilby pulled off a surprise win in 100 m breaststroke, beating reigning champion Adam Peaty to fourth.[25]

Career best times

Long course (50-metre pool)

All details correct as of 15 May 2019

Event	Time	Venue	Date
200 m breaststroke	2:07.49	Tolcross, Glasgow	19 April 2019
100 m breaststroke	58.46	Gwangju, South Korea	22 July 2019
50 m breaststroke	27.20	Tolcross, Glasgow	17 April 2019

Wilby's 100 metres breaststroke personal best of 58.46 puts him second on the British all-time list behind world record holder Adam Peaty.[26] Over 200 metres, Wilby is ranked third on the British all-time list, 0.06 behind the 2012 Olympic Silver medal winning performance from Michael Jamieson, and Ross Murdoch, who set the British record on his way to triumph at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[27]

Wilby made a huge breakthrough at the start of the 2018 season in the 50 metres, smashing through the 28-second barrier for the first time in his career. Then in 2019, took another 0.17 off his best time to become the second fastest in British history, behind World record holder Adam Peaty.[28]

References

External links

• James Wilby at British Swimming
• James Wilby at FINA
• James Wilby at Team GB
• James Wilby at Olympedia
• James Wilby at Team England
• James Wilby at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

На других языках

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- [en] James Wilby (swimmer)

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[es] James Wilby (nadador)

James Alexander Hanson Wilby (Glasgow, 12 de noviembre de 1993) es un deportista británico que compite en natación, especialista en el estilo braza.[1]

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[fr] James Wilby (natation)

James Wilby, né le 12 novembre 1993 à Glasgow, est un nageur britannique, spécialiste de la brasse.

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[it] James Wilby (nuotatore)

James Wilby (Glasgow, 12 novembre 1993) è un nuotatore britannico.

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[ru] Уилби, Джеймс

Джеймс Уилби (англ. James Wilby; род. 12 ноября 1993, Глазго) — британский пловец. Чемпион мира 2019 года в эстафете. Чемпион Европы 2021 года в эстафете. Серебренный призёр Олимпийский игр 2020 в Токио. Серебряный призёр Чемпионата Европы (2018).

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