James Alexander Kirton (born 10 April 1985) is a British former competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who specialised in

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

events. Kirton represented Great Britain at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in the 200-metre breaststroke swimming event.

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British Olympic Association athlete profileBritish Swimming athlete profile
1985 births Living people English male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{UK-swimming-bio-stub