Wycombe Dist · GBR
James is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, an international championship swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 4 seasons, 6 years and 10 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2017 in Maidenhead, where he raced the 400 individual medley in 4:20.15.
His signature event is the 100 backstroke, his reference distance in backstroke, ahead of the 200 backstroke and 50 backstroke. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 5 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 backstroke stands at 54.02, set in long course (50 m) at Ontario Junior International 2017.
His record includes the World Cup circuit, in 2021 (FINA Swimming World Cup 2021). A representative mark at that level is 53.30 in the 100 backstroke, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in national championships and international meets.
After a 2-year break between 2019 and 2021, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2021.
Those meets span 8 different venues (Maidenhead, Toronto, Chartres and Manchester…).
Latest competition: Scottish National Short Course 2022, on December 11, 2022. He closes this record with 17 current event personal bests, across 17 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.