Filip Nowacki

Filip Nowacki (born 1 October 2007) is a British competitive swimmer who specialises in breaststroke. Representing Great Britain, he won gold medals in both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, setting multiple records in the process. In the same year, he won four gold medals at the 2025 European Junior Swimming Championships in Šamorín, Slovakia, and eight gold medals, representing Jersey, at the 2025 Island Games in Orkney.

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, he won the first ever swimming medal for Jersey with silver in the men's 100 metre breaststroke. The following day he won Jersey's first gold in the pool, winning the men's 200 metre breaststroke.

Career Nowacki started training with Tigers Jersey and is now coached at Millfield by Keiron Piper. He first gained international attention at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Maribor, Slovenia, where he won silver in the 200 m breaststroke, before winning three medals at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. During this period, he was still training at Tigers Jersey under Nathan Jegou.

In July 2025, Nowacki won gold in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2025 European Junior Swimming Championships in Šamorín, Slovakia, breaking the European junior record with a time of 2:08.32, before completing the double by winning the 100 m breaststroke. He won two further gold medals swimming the breaststroke leg in the medley and mixed medley relays.

At the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships, Nowacki delivered standout performances: On 20 August, he won the 100 m breaststroke in 59.20 seconds, breaking his own British age group record. He represents Great Britain in international competitions, and Jersey at the Island Games and the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Youth Games. He is known for his strong back-half splits and tactical race execution, particularly in the 200 m breaststroke.

Personal bests + Long course (50 m pool) Event Time Date Location 100 m breaststroke 59.20 20 August 2025 Otopeni, Romania 200 m breaststroke 2:07.32 22 August 2025 Otopeni, Romania

Achievements Double gold medalist – 2025 World Junior Championships (100 m & 200 m breaststroke) Gold medalist – 2026 Commonwealth Games (200 m breaststroke) Gold medalist - 2026 European Aquatics Championships (200 m breaststroke)