Jack McLoughlin

Jack Alan McLoughlin (born 1 February 1995) is a retired Australian swimmer. He competed in the men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games McLoughlin won a gold medal in the same event and silver in the 400 metre freestyle.[4] In the Autumn of 2019, he was a member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the New York Breakers, who competed in the Americas Division.[5]

Jack McLoughlin
Personal information
Full nameJack Alan McLoughlin
Nickname(s)Jacky-Boy[1]
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995
South Brisbane, Queensland,[1] Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Australia
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo400 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwangju4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast400 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Tokyo400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tokyo1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tokyo800 m freestyle

McLoughlin won silver in the 400 metre freestyle at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He was beaten into second place by 0.16 of a second.[6]

Career

McLoughlin was only 18 years old when he competed at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, winning gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. He was placed fourth in the 1500 metre freestyle and 400 metre freestyle events.[7] McLoughlin then competed in the 1500 metre freestyle at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[8] At the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, McLoughlin competed in marathon and freestyle swimming. For marathon, he placed twenty-third for the five kilometre and fourth for the five kilometre team relay.[8]

At the 2018 Pan-Pacific Championships in Tokyo, Japan, McLoughlin competed in the 400 metre, 800 metre, and 1,500 metre freestyle events; he finished first in the 400 metre freestyle (3:44.20), third in the 800 metre freestyle (7:47.31), and fourth in the 1,500 metre freestyle (14:44.92).[8] At the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Korea, McLoughlin competed in the 400 metre, 800 metre, 1,500 metre, and 4x200 metre freestyle events. He finished sixth in the 400 metre freestyle (3:45.19), fourth in the 800 metre freestyle (7:42.64), and first in the 4x200 metre freestyle.[8]

References
  1. "Jack McLoughlin". Athlete profile. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. "Jack McLoughlin". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack McLoughlin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Full name: Jack Alan McLoughlin
  4. "Commonwealth Games: Jack McLoughlin restores 1500m pride". The Australian. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020. In the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games 2020, he won the silver medal in the 400 metre freestyle.
  6. "Olympic silver lining for swimmer Jack McLoughlin with more races to come". The Catholic Leader. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. "Jack McLoughlin". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. "Swimming McLOUGHLIN Jack". Tokyo 2020. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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