Jack McMillan (swimmer) explained

Jack McMillan
Nationality:Irish, British
Club:University of Stirling
Birth Date:14 January 2000
Birth Place:Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Jack McMillan (born 14 January 2000) is a swimmer from Belfast, Northern Ireland, who competed for Ireland in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics[1] [2] and for Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] [4] He swam in the heats of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and although he was swapped out of the final for Duncan Scott, McMillan was awarded a gold medal as a heat swimmer when the British team won the final.[5] In doing so he became only the second Northern Irish swimmer ever to win an Olympic gold medal in 128 years; the first had been his friend and former Team Ireland teammate Daniel Wiffen, in the same pool some 20 minutes earlier in the 800 metres freestyle.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack McMillan . Olympedia . 27 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay: Results Summary . Tokyo 2020 . 27 July 2021 . 27 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727112925/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74B_SWMM4X200MFR----------HEAT--------.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Jack McMillan . 16 April 2024 . Team GB.
  4. News: Paris Olympics 2024: Team GB name swimming squad for Games . BBC Sport . 16 April 2024 . 16 April 2024.
  5. Web site: GB retain relay title to win first swimming gold . BBC Sport . Matthew Henry. 30 July 2024 . 30 July 2024.