Personal information | |
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Full name | Antony John James |
National team | Great Britain |
Born | Plymouth, England | 5 November 1989
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
Antony John James (born 5 November 1989) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 100-metre butterfly. [2] Alongside swimming he has completed a BSc in Psychology at Plymouth University.
Year | Competition | Event | Result | Time |
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2009 | European Short Course Championships | 50 m Butterfly | 12th | 23.08 |
100 m Butterfly | 7th | 50.66 | ||
2010 | European Championships | 50 m Butterfly | 17th | 24.38 |
100 m Butterfly | 8th | 52.67 | ||
4 x 100 m Medley Relay | 4th | 3:35.74 | ||
Commonwealth Games | 50 m Butterfly | 8th | 24.63 | |
100 m Butterfly | 2nd | 52.50 | ||
4 x 100 m Medley Relay | 3rd | 3:36.31 | ||
2011 | European Short Course Championships | 100 m Butterfly | 15th | 52.32 |
100 m Individual Medley | 33rd | 56.62 | ||
4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay | 7th | 1:28.28 | ||
4 x 50 m Medley Relay | 5th | 1:35.07 | ||
World Championships | 50 m Butterfly | 15th | 23.74 | |
100 m Butterfly | 19th | 52.68 | ||
2012 | Olympic Games | 100 m Butterfly | 31st | 53.25 |
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