James Clegg

James Clegg (born 5 January 1994) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Clegg competes in S12 events and qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning the bronze in the men's 100 m butterfly event. He is the brother of fellow para-swimmer Stephen Clegg and para-athlete Libby Clegg.

Early life Clegg was born in Stockport in Greater Manchester, before moving to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders. He attended the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh.

Career history Clegg was born in Stockport, England in 1994. Clegg, who is visually impaired, was introduced to disability swimming while a schoolboy. Clegg came to prominence in the run-up to the 2012 Summer Paralympics, coming second in the British Swimming Championships of 2012 in the S12 100m butterfly. His time of 1:01.46 beat Ian Sharpe's 12-year British record. The finals, in the afternoon session, saw him finish in 1:00.00 which was good enough to give him the bronze medal. In the latter stages of the Games he also qualified through both his heats in the freestyle events to challenge in the finals, but failed to win a medal in either.

Honours Clegg was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.