Nicholas Edward Pyle (born 17 December 2000) is an English
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 specialises in
backstroke. He has won gold representing Great Britain at the
European Championships
The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...
.
Background
Pyle is from
Newcastle upon Tyne, where he attended
St Cuthbert's High School
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is a boys-only Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status located on Gretna Road in the Benwell Hill area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Admissions
St Cuthbert's is a seven-form entry school. The sc ...
. He was a member of Newcastle Swim Team. He finished his A-level in 2019, and moved to
University of Stirling to train with his team mates.
Career
In 2018, Pyle won his first gold at the British Championships held in
Edinburgh in the 50 metre backstroke. He won a bronze in the 100 metre backstroke at the European Junior Championships in
Helsinki in a personal best time of 54.69.
Pyle had his debut on a senior British team at the
2018 European Championships
The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Gleneagles ...
in
Glasgow. He was part of the British quartet with
Adam Peaty,
James Guy and
Duncan Scott in the final of the
men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay which they won, earning Pyle his first senior European title. He won a further gold in the
4×100 metre mixed medley relay as part of the team, only swimming in the preliminaries but not in the final.
References
External links
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pyle, Nicholas
2000 births
Living people
English backstroke swimmers
Male medley swimmers
Male backstroke swimmers
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming