James Wilby Swimmer

James Wilby claimed medals of all three colours at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju to cap a memorable year for the breaststroke swimmer - and he is now ready for an Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.

Ahead of the Games in 2021, Wilby - one of four swimmers pre-selected by Team GB because of his individual Worlds medal two years ago - claimed an individual Men's 100m Breaststroke bronze at May's European Championships, while also helping Britain to another golden triumph in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. 

Wilby earned individual 100m silver behind teammate Adam Peaty at Gwangju 2019, as well as helping the gold-medal winning Men's 4x100m Medley Relay team secure their finals berth, later earning a bronze in the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay. 

That followed on from more medal success across 2018, at the European Championships and Commonwealth Games. 

Wilby - who trains as part of David Hemmings' group at the Loughborough National Centre - took a trio of medals on the Gold Coast to make him one of Team England's most successful swimming athletes at the Games, with gold in the 200m Breaststroke, silver in the 100m event and bronze in the 50m category. 

Later that year, two individual silver medals in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke at the Europeans in Glasgow were backed up with gold on the final day in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. 

His Commonwealth results were preceded by three trips to the podium at the 2018 British Championships, with gold again in the 200m Breaststroke. He took double silver over the 50m and 100m distances in Edinburgh.

The 2017 British Championships saw Wilby back on the podium - with silver and bronze in the 200m and 100m Breaststroke respectively - to earn a spot on the World Championships team. He secured a top-20 finish in the 200m event in Budapest.

Previous to that, Wilby faced illness in early 2015, a situation which hampered both his 2015 and 2016 seasons before that return to form in 2017. 

A Commonwealth Games call-up to Team England in 2014 proved fruitful for the National Centre Loughborough athlete, who was part of the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay that won gold in front of the Glasgow crowd.

James started his swimming career representing York City Baths club for many years, before his move to Loughborough University to continue his studies in Chemistry, alongside training. Graduating in 2019, Wilby is now focusing his full attention on swimming.