James McFadzen

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James McFadzen
Personal information
Full nameJames David McFadzen
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25)
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Eventbackstroke

James David McFadzen (born 1 January 1999) is an English international swimmer. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games. [1] [2]

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Biography

McFadzen was educated at Loughborough University [3] and played rugby before switching to swimming. [4] He won the bronze medal in the 200 metre individual medley at the 2022 British Swimming Championships.

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke, finishing in 14th place. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. "James David McFadzen". Fina. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. "Meet the team". Loughborough University. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 1 August 2022.