Jacob Whittle
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 2004 Alfreton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacob Whittle (born 25 September 2004) is a British competitive swimmer from Alfreton who specializes in freestyle swimming.[1]
In 2020 he joined as the youngest member of the New York Breakers in the International Swimming League as a professional athlete.[2] Whittle was included in April 2021 as a member of the British team to go to the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He joined an "exceptionally high quality" swimming team which included Sarah Vasey, Abbie Wood and Molly Renshaw who are all from Derbyshire and also at their first Olympics.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Swimming From Home Talk Show: 15-Year-Old Jacob Whittle on Keeping His Head". swimswam.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "ISL". a.isl.global. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "'Exceptionally high-quality' team named for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
External links[]
- Jacob Whittle at FINA
- Jacob Whittle at SwimRankings.net
- Jacob Whittle at Olympics.com
- Jacob Whittle at Olympedia
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- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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