Millfield · GBR
James is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, an international championship swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 9 seasons, 11 years and 13 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2013 in Glasgow, where he raced the 800 freestyle in 7:47.36.
His signature event is the 400 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 200 freestyle and 800 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 8 recorded swims.
His fastest 400 freestyle stands at 3:37.78, set in long course (50 m) at Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool 2015.
His record includes world championships, in 2014 (12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014). A representative mark at that level is 3:36.35 in the 400 freestyle, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in continental championships and international meets.
After a 2-year break between 2021 and 2023, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2023.
Those meets span 10 different venues (Glasgow, Doha, Antwerp and Indianapolis…).
Latest competition: European Swimming Championships (25m) 2023, on December 9, 2023. He closes this record with 16 current event personal bests, across 16 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.