Tokyo Olympian Jacob Whittle Among 42-Strong British Swimming Squad For European Junior Champs
Tokyo Olympian Jacob Whittle is among 42 athletes selected by British Swimming for July’s European Junior Championships in Bucharest, Romania.
Whittle came away from the European Championships in Budapest last year with gold and silver after swimming the heats of the mixed and men’s 4×100 free relays on his senior international debut before becoming the youngest member of the GB swim team in Tokyo aged 16.
The 17-year-old will travel to the Romanian capital days after competing at the World Championships in Budapest with the Commonwealth Games starting on 28 July.
Whittle will be joined in the Romanian capital by several medallists from last year’s European juniors including Eva Okaro, Leah Schlosshan, Harvey Freeman and Evan Jones for the event at the Otopeni Olympic Swimming Complex which runs from 5-10 July.
British Swimming head of performance development Alan Lynn said:
“There were many outstanding swims from our junior athletes at the British Championships, which was even more impressive given the lack of competition opportunities many have had over the past two years.
“It means we have been able to select a team with great potential for Bucharest, which we know will be a hugely valuable learning experience for every swimmer involved.
“Top-level racing against the best juniors from across the continent will be a significant challenge for our young team, as will the chance to experience that moment of competing for an international medal in the cauldron of an intense, unfamiliar arena.
“I’m looking forward to seeing the outcomes from this meet, two years out from Paris and with others targeting continued progression along the journey to LA in 2028.”
British Swimming team for the 2022 European Junior Championships, Bucharest (5th-10th July):
Ashleigh Baillie, City of Sheffield
Andrew Bertoli, City of Leicester
Charlotte Bianchi, City of Sheffield
Oscar Bilbao, City of Hereford
Alexander Casey, City of Leicester
Iona Colbert, Nova Centurions
Phoebe Cooper, City of Sheffield
Emma Croker, South Lincolnshire CSS
Evie Dilley, Borough of Stockton
Kaden Edwards, City of Cardiff
Max Elkin, Swansea Aquatics
Lucy Fox, Wycombe District
Harvey Freeman, Northampton Swimming Club
Calvin Fry, Mount Kelly
Anna Green, Warrender Baths
Chloe Harris, Royal Wolverhampton
Robbie Hemmings, Poole Swimming Club
Toby Hill, City of Manchester Aquatics
Laura Hodgson, Newcastle Swim Team
Evan Jones, Millfield
Sophie King, Woking
Livia Kingsland, Nova Centurion
Caitlin Lansom, City of Manchester Aquatics
Erin Little, Mount Kelly
Jonathan Marshall, FAST
Holly McGill, Heart of Midlothian
Tyler Melbourne-Smith, City of Liverpool
Eva Okaro, Sevenoaks
Alex Painter, Millfield
Darcy Revitt, Guildford City
Sienna Robinson, City of Sheffield
Antonio Rodriguez, Swansea Aquatics
Reuben Rowbotham-Keating, City of Manchester Aquatics
Leah Schlosshan, City of Leeds
George Smith, Leamington
Lara Thomson, City of Leeds
Matthew Ward, Mount Kelly
Jacob Whittle, Loughborough National Centre
Hollie Widdows, Mount Kelly
Cameron Williams, Dartmoor Darts Aquatic
Elliot Woodburn, Millfield
Matthew Woodhall, City of Sheffield