James Wilby (swimmer)
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 Great Britain England
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12 November 1993 Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Loughborough NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Dave Hemmings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Wilby (born 12 November 1993) is a British competitive swimmer who specialises in the breaststroke. He has represented Great Britain at the FINA World Aquatics Championships and England at the Commonwealth Games, where he has won two gold medals.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Wilby was part of the English team that won gold in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay event, swimming in the heats but not in the final.
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Wilby won a surprise gold in the 200 metre breaststroke event, with a winning time of 2:08.05, which is the fastest in the world this year (correct as of April 2018). He also won a silver behind compatriot Adam Peaty in the 100 metre breaststroke with a personal best time of 59.43 seconds, and a bronze in the 50 metre breaststroke.
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