Jacob Peters (swimmer)

Jacob Thomas Taylor Peters OLY (born 20 August 2000) is a British swimmer who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He swims at Bath Performance Centre under David McNulty.

Jacob Peters

OLY

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 24) Guildford, Surrey, England[1]
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Great Britain World Championships (LC) 2022 Budapest 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m medley 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed medley Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley

Career

He is a Tokyo 2021 Olympian and multiple international medal winning athlete.

In 2022, he was part of the team that won the gold medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.^[2]

In 2023, he won two gold medals at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 50 metres butterfly and the 100 metres butterfly. It was the first time he had won the 50 metres event and the second time that he had won the 100 metres title.^[3]

In 2025, Peters finished third in the 100 metres butterfly at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, missing out on a place for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.^[4] He also lost his 50 metres butterfly title after finishing second to Ben Proud.^[5]