James Guy (swimmer)
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| Nickname(s) | Jimbobgoon, Jimmy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26 November 1995 Bury, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Front crawl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Millfield School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jol Finck, Euan Dale. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Guy (born 26 November 1995) is a British swimmer. He competed for England in the 4x100 metre medley relay and the 400 metre freestyle events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold and bronze medal respectively.[1] James is also European and World Junior Champion in the 4x200 and holds the Word Junior Record in those Events.
Achievements
He followed that up with double gold (200m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle) at his second European Junior Championships in Poznan, then made his senior international debut at the World Championships in Barcelona, lowering his British Age Group record (17 yrs) to finish fifth in the 400m Freestyle, then setting another British Age Group record (17 yrs) as the lead-off in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay as the British quartet finished seventh.
Guy finished his breakthrough season with three medals at the World Junior Championships in Dubai, landing silver over 200m and 400m Freestyle then anchoring the British quartet to 4x200m Freestyle Relay gold in a Championship record.
In 2014, Guy laid down a signal of intent with a hat-trick of golds at the British Gas Swimming Championships, taking the touch in the 200m Free, 400m Free and 200m Fly, and breaking the British record in the 400m Free.
He won his first senior international medal later in the season, lowering the British record again to claim 400m Freestyle bronze for England on his Commonwealth debut at Glasgow 2014.