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James Wilby

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James Wilby (born 12 November 1993) is a British competitive swimmer who specialises in the breaststroke. Wilby is the 2018 Commonwealth Games champion in 200 metre breaststroke, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion in 100 metre breaststroke, and the 2022 European champion in 200 metre breaststroke. He formed part of the Great Britain team that won World Championship gold in the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay in 2019, and the England team that won the Commonwealth Games Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay in 2014 and 2022. He has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games, winning a silver in the 2020 Summer Olympics as a heat swimmer in the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay, three FINA World Aquatics Championships, winning a further silver in the 100m breaststroke, and two bronze medals, and England at three Commonwealth Games, where he has won four other medals aside from his four gold medals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). James Wilby is the 821st most popular swimmer (up from 822nd in 2024), the 8,780th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,669th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, James Wilby ranks 821 out of 709. Before him are Rozaliya Nasretdinova, Ryo Tateishi, Fabio Scozzoli, Margherita Panziera, Georgia Davies, and Bronte Campbell. After him are Yuri Kisil, James Roberts, Kei Marumo, Marrit Steenbergen, Li Yunqi, and Elena Prokofyeva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, James Wilby ranks 1,360. Before him are Dipa Karmakar, Junrey Balawing, Keita Nakamura, Julius Kühn, Alvaro Rodrigues, and Troy Gentile. After him are Hiroki Sasaki, Sean Berdy, Li Yunqi, Silje Norendal, Ju Rui, and Mirosław Ziętarski.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Wilby ranks 8,782 out of 8,785. Before him are Andy Wilkinson (1984), Alma Deutscher (2005), Gillian Lindsay (1973), Georgia Davies (1990), Isaac Hayden (1995), and Ade Akinbiyi (1974). After him are Hazel Keech (1987), Daryll Neita (1996), Clare Maguire (1988), Mark Draper (1970), Katie White (1983), and Douglas Carswell (1971).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, James Wilby ranks 34. Before him are Dominik Kozma (1991), Duncan Scott (1997), Rebecca Adlington (1989), James Guy (1995), Calum Jarvis (1992), and Georgia Davies (1990). After him are David Morgan (1994), Luke Greenbank (1997), Andrew Wilson (1993), Ross Murdoch (1994), Chris Walker-Hebborn (1990), and Kathleen Dawson (1997).

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