Jacob Henry Whittle (born 25 September 2004) is a British competitive swimmer from Alfreton who specializes in freestyle swimming [1] and competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Jacob Henry Whittle (born 25 September 2004) is a British competitive swimmer from Alfreton who specializes in freestyle swimming [1] and competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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]
In 2024, he was named in the British team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4] At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, he participated in the men's 100 metre freestyle competition, where he was eliminated in the heats.
In 2025, Whittle swan 48.45 at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships earning selection for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Subsequently at the World Championships, he reached placed fourth in the final of the 4x100 freestyle relay. [5]
