Jacob Whittle

Date of Birth	25 September 2022
Age	3
Place of Birth	Alfreton
Commonwealth Appearances
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After bagging one gold and three silvers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Jacob Whittle is one of the swimmers leading the charge for Team England at Glasgow 2026.

The East Midlands star, who made his senior debut at the 2021 European Championships, stands at well over six foot and is an unmissable presence on the pool deck.

Whittle is impossible to ignore in the water, too, competing at Tokyo 2020 as the youngest member of the best-ever British Olympic squad in the sport. 

He reached the semi-finals in his individual event, 100m freestyle, and was part of the 4x100m relay squad that missed out on a place in the final by 0.04 seconds.

The 21-year-old claimed men’s 4x200m freestyle relay bronze at the 2022 World Championships before adding world mixed 4x100 metre freestyle relay bronze a year later.

At his second Games in Paris, Whittle was part of the men's 4x100m freestyle relay team that finished fifth in the final whilst clinching 18th in his individual 100m freestyle.

At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Whittle was part of the team that placed fourth in the final of the 4x100 freestyle relay.

Away from swimming he has a fascination with the engineering of steam trains, while he also enjoys drag racing and surfing.