James Disney-May (born 4 August 1992) is an English 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 ...

. He has represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London, he swam for the British team in the men's 4×100-metre freestyle relay.

Personal life

Disney-May attended

Millfield School Millfield is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) located in Street, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1935. Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding scho ...

from 2005 to 2010. In December 2022 Disney-May was sentenced to 21 months in jail with 18 months suspended after pleading guilty to domestic assault against his partner. He was also told to attend counseling sessions, be electronically tracked for four months and had a four year restraining order banning him from contacting his partner and her parents.

References

1992 births Living people Auburn Tigers men's swimmers British expatriate swimmers in the United States British male swimmers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Sportspeople from Chertsey British male freestyle swimmers People educated at Millfield English people convicted of assault Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub