Greg Butler (swimmer)

Gregory Butler (born 31 December 2000) is an English international swimmer. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2]

Greg Butler
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (2000-12-31) 31 December 2000
Clayton, Staffordshire, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rome4×100 m mixed medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham4×100 m mixed medley

Biography

Butler first competed at National Age group level in 2013 as a 12 year old reaching the 100m & 200m Breaststroke finals whilst representing Newcastle Staffs ASC. In the autumn of 2013 he moved to City of Derby SC & in 2014 at the British Swimming Summer Championships, he won the 200m Breaststroke breaking the British 13 year old age group record in a time of 2 mins:25.86 ( this is still the England Age Group record). In 2016, Butler became the fastest-ever British 14-year-old breaststroke swimmer over 100m and 200m and fastest-ever 17-year-old British swimmer in the 200-metre discipline.[3] He won two bronze medals at the 2022 British Swimming Championships in the 100 & 200 metres breaststroke.[4]

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in five events; the men's 50 metres breaststroke, reaching the final and finishing in 7th place, the men's 100 metre breaststroke finishing in 11th place and the men's 200 metre breaststroke, reaching the final and finishing in 5th place.[1] He was also part of the team that won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m mixed medley & the gold medal in the Men’s 4 x 100 metre medley relay

References

  1. "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. "Staffordshire swimmer Greg Butler outlines future goals after super British trials performances". Sports in Staffs. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. "Greg Butler hoping to inspire the next generation in Birmingham". Swimming.org. Retrieved 1 August 2022.


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