James Parrack

James Parrack
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1967-03-10) 10 March 1967
Cheltenham, England
EducationCheltenham Grammar School
Leeds Polytechnic
Sport
University teamLeeds Polytechnic
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1990 Auckland100m breaststroke

James Guy Parrack (born 10 March 1967, Cheltenham, England) is a male English sports journalist and former competitive swimmer.

Early life

He attended Dunally Primary School,[1] and Cheltenham Grammar School. He went to Leeds Polytechnic, to study accounting and finance.[2]

Swimming career

As a breaststroke swimmer, he represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games on Seoul.[3] He represented England a silver medal in the 100 metres breaststroke, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4] Four years later he represented England again at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the 100 metres breaststroke event.[5]

He was also four times ASA British national champion in the 100 metres breaststroke (1988, 1994, 1995) [6][7][8] and 50 metres breaststroke (1995).[9]

Journalism

Parrack currently commentates on swimming for the Eurosport television channel with Drew Gordon. He has also written for The Independent newspaper and various swimming magazines.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gloucestershire Echo Tuesday 9 August 1988, page 23
  2. ↑ Gloucestershire Echo Monday 22 February 1988, page 21
  3. ↑ "Profile". Sports reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Downes, Steven. "Personal best for inspired Parrack." Times, 30 July 1988, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 1 Aug. 1994, p. 23". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1995, p. 39". Times Digital Archive.
  9. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1995, p. 38". Times Digital Archive.
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