James Clegg (born 5 January 1994) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Clegg competes in S12 events and qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning the bronze in the men's 100 m butterfly event. He is the brother of fellow para-swimmer Stephen Clegg and para-athlete Libby Clegg.[1]
 Clegg at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 January 1994 Stockport, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Club | East Lothian Swim Team | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Mat Trodden | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editClegg was born in Stockport in Greater Manchester,[2] before moving to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders.[3] He attended the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh.[4]
Career history
editClegg was born in Stockport, England in 1994.[5] Clegg, who is visually impaired, was introduced to disability swimming while a schoolboy.[6][7] Clegg came to prominence in the run-up to the 2012 Summer Paralympics, coming second in the British Swimming Championships of 2012 in the S12 100m butterfly. His time of 1:01.46 beat Ian Sharpe's 12-year British record.[5] In the 2012 British International Disability Championships, he also posted strong results in the S12 50m and 100m freestyle events, with a time of 26.36 in the 50m.[5]
His events in the 2012 trials, saw Clegg being selected for the Great Britain team in the 100m butterfly and 50m and 100m freestyle for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[5] Clegg was joined in the Great Britain squad by his older sister, Libby, who is also visually impaired. Libby, a sprinter, was chosen for the 100m and 200m sprint.
Clegg's first event at the 2012 Paralympics was his favoured 100m butterfly. He finished third in his heat, with a time of 59.99s.[8] The finals, in the afternoon session, saw him finish in 1:00.00 which was good enough to give him the bronze medal.[9] In the latter stages of the Games he also qualified through both his heats in the freestyle events to challenge in the finals, but failed to win a medal in either.
Honours
editClegg was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ Toney, James (27 August 2021). "Paralympics 2021: Relieved Stephen Clegg won't settle until medal is gold; Maria Lyle lands bronze". scotsman.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "James Clegg". Scottish Swimming. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Bronze medallist James Clegg comes last in his second Paralympic final". ITV. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Blind brothers are making a splash as they seek to emulate their sister". The Scotsman. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Meet the Team - James Clegg". swimming.org. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "James Clegg". paralympics.channel4.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "James Clegg". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ Cross, Daniel (2 September 2012). "James Clegg makes it through to the final of the S12 men's 100m butterfly final". sportsmole.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB swimmers collect bronze medals". itv.com. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Race, Loretta (1 October 2018). "Duncan Scott & Steven Tigg Earn Top Scottish Swimming Honors". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success". Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.