Co Sheffield · GBR
James is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a sprinter and an international championship swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 10 seasons, 15 years and 18 meets.
His recorded career begins in 1999 in Beechdale, where he raced the 200 freestyle in 2:09.94.
His signature event is the 200 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 50 freestyle and 400 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 8 recorded swims.
His fastest 200 freestyle stands at 2:08.28, set in long course (50 m) at IDM Berlin.
His record includes world championships, in 2013 (IPC Swimming World Championships). A representative mark at that level is 1:14.92 in the 100 breaststroke, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in continental and national championships.
After a 3-year break between 2006 and 2009, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2009.
Those meets span 7 different venues (Beechdale, Sheffield, Various and Llandudno…).
Latest competition: IPC Swimming World Championships, on August 15, 2013. He closes this record with 24 current event personal bests, across 24 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB.