Nicholas Grainger
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Grainger |
| National team |  Great Britain |
| Born | 3 October 1994 Rotherham, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | City of Sheffield |
| Coach | Russ Barber |
Medal record | |
Nicholas Grainger (born 3 October 1994) is an English freestyle swimmer representing Great Britain at the FINA World Aquatics Championships. He has won two gold medals as part of a relay team at the World Championships.
Early life
[edit]Grainger was born on 3 October 1994 in Rotherham, England.[1] He studied at Sheffield Hallam University.[2]
Career
[edit]Grainger competed for City of Sheffield before being selected for the national team. He first competed in an international in the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, but only finished eighth in the 200m freestyle due to a back injury that affected his training before the games.[3]
In 2015, Grainger qualified for the World Championships after finishing second in the final of the 400m freestyle at the British Swimming Championships.[4] At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, he failed to qualified for the 400m freestyle final, but he was part of team that won gold in the Men's 4 × 200m freestyle relay. He swam in the heats but not in the final.[5]
At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Grainger won gold in the 4x200m freestyle with James Guy, Stephen Milne and Duncan Scott.[6]
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in the Gold Coast, Australia, Grainger was part of the team that won silver in the 4x200 m freestyle.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicholas Grainger". SwimSwam.
- ^ "Students selected for Commonwealth Games". Sheffield Hallam University. 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Injured Grainger happy to have given it a go". Sheffield Telegraph. 25 July 2014.
- ^ Pendleton, Joanna (14 April 2015). "'Fantastic' result for Sheffield swimmer Nicholas Grainger in London". The Star.
- ^ "World Swimming Championships: GB won 4th gold with relay success". Sporting Life. 28 July 2017.
- ^ Hope, Nick (28 July 2017). "World Swimming Championships: Great Britain claim gold in 4x200m freestyle". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Duncan Scott and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor claim swimming gold > Relay silver for England". BBC Sport. 8 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Nicholas Grainger at Swimswam
- "Nick Grainger". British Swimming. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- Nicholas Grainger at FINA
- British male freestyle swimmers
- Sportspeople from Rotherham
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University
- English male freestyle swimmers
- 21st-century English sportsmen