Jonathon Marshall (born 15 November 2004 in

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) is an English swimmer of American descent. He has a

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with United States and Great Britain

Career

Marshall won a four medals at

2022 European Junior Swimming Championships The 2022 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 5 to 10 July 2022 in Otopeni, Romania. The Championships were for girls aged 14–17 and boys age 15–18. Results Boys Girls Mixed events Medal table Team Trophy Results: ...

, a gold in the medley relay, a silver in the 50 m backstroke, a bronze in the 100 m backstroke and a mixed relay silver. He also made his senior debut for Great Britain in 2022 at the

2022 European Aquatics Championships The 2022 European Aquatics Championships took place in Rome, Italy, from 11 to 21 August 2022. The event exactly coincided with, but was not officially part of, the 2022 European Championships. This diverged from the joined format of the 2018 ...

. In 2024, Marshall finished second in the 100 metres backstroke at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships. His time of 53.03 seconds, behind

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(who won the event in a national record) was fast enough to meet the British consideration criteria for a place at the

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. He was subsequently named in the British team for the Olympics.

References

2004 births Living people Sportspeople from Akron, Ohio Sportspeople from Southend-on-Sea English male swimmers British male backstroke swimmers British people of American descent Florida Gators men's swimmers {{swimming-stub