Greg Phillips

Portsmouth N · GBR

Greg is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a sprinter and an international championship swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 9 seasons, 20 years and 18 meets.

His recorded career begins in 1997 in Sheffield, where he raced the 100 butterfly in 56.16.

His signature event is the 50 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 9 recorded swims.

His fastest 50 freestyle stands at 23.69, set in long course (50 m) at Olympic Trials.

His record includes the World Cup circuit, in 2001 (FINA Swimming World Cup 2000-2001). A representative mark at that level is 24.63 in the 50 butterfly, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in national championships.

After a 2-year break between 2014 and 2016, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2016.

Those meets span 3 different venues (Sheffield, Berlin and Wycombe).

Latest competition: Lake Erie Senior Championships, on March 6, 2016. He closes this record with 35 current event personal bests, across 35 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.

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