Jacob Mills
British swimmer (born 2007)
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Jacob Mills (born 5 September 2007) is a swimmer from England.[2]
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 2007[1] England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Leicester SC / Repton Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2024, Mills was selected for the Great Britain junior squad for the 2024 European Junior Swimming Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania, where he won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[3]
In 2025, Mills broke two British records for the age categories for 17 and 18-year-olds, recording 48.11 seconds in the qualifying heats of the 100 metres freestyle event at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships.[4]
In the final, Mills finished second to Matt Richards,[5] which sealed a qualification place for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.[6] Mills also finished runner-up to Ben Proud in the 50 metres freestyle.[7] Subsequently, at the World Championships, he placed fourth in the final of the freestyle relay.[8]