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| Nationality |  Great Britain Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 1, 2007 Jersey, Channel Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Millfield & Tigers Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Keiron Piper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[1][2][3][4][5]
Career
[edit]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:[6][7][8]
- On 20 August, he won the 100 m breaststroke in 59.20 seconds, breaking his own British age group record.[5]
- On 22 August, he claimed gold in the 200 m breaststroke with a time of 2:07.32, setting a new Championship, British age group, and European junior record.
He defeated Japan's Shin Ohashi in both finals, who holds the World Junior Record in the 100 m breaststroke.[2]
During the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Nowacki won Jersey's first medal since 1990 with a silver in the 100m breaststroke.[9]
Records
[edit]As of August 2025, Nowacki holds:
- British age group record (17 years) – 100 m breaststroke: 59.20[5]
- British age group record (17 years) – 200 m breaststroke: 2:07.32
- European junior record – 200 m breaststroke: 2:07.32
Personal life
[edit]Nowacki was born in Jersey to Polish parents.[10] 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.[citation needed]
Personal bests
[edit]| Event | Time | Date | Location |
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| 100 m breaststroke | 59.20 | 20 August 2025 | Otopeni, Romania |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:07.32 | 22 August 2025 | Otopeni, Romania |
Achievements
[edit]- Double gold medalist – 2025 World Junior Championships (100 m & 200 m breaststroke)[4][5]
- Quadruple gold medalist – 2025 European Junior Championships (100 m & 200 m breaststroke, 4 × 100 m medley relay & mixed medley relay)[4][5]
- Eight-time gold medalist - 2025 Island Games (50 m, 100m, & 200 m breaststroke, 50 m & 100 m butterfly, 100 m & 200 m individual medley, 4 × 100 m medley relay)
- Silver medalist – 2023 EYOF (200 m breaststroke)[3]
- Silver medalist – 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games (50 m & 100 m breaststroke)[3]
- Silver medalist - 2026 Commonwealth Games (100 m breaststroke)[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Filip Nowacki – World Aquatics Profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Otopeni 2025: Britain's Nowacki wins second world junior title". European Aquatics. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Filip Nowacki Lowers His Own British Age Group Record in 100 Breast in 59.20". SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Filip Nowacki: Jersey swimmer wins 100m breaststroke gold at World Junior Championships". BBC Sport. 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Filip Nowacki: The 'unassuming' swimming star taking the 2025 island Games by storm". BBC Sport. 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ↑ "17-Year-Old Filip Nowacki Rips 2:08.32 In 200 Breast To Lower Own European Junior Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Aquatics GB Summer Championships: Day Five". Aquatics GB. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Jersey swimmer becomes double World Junior champion". ITV News. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Filip Nowacki: Jersey swimmer wins island's first medal at Commonwealth Games since 1990". BBC Sport. 2026-07-25. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ↑ Coverdale, David (24 June 2026). "Filip Nowacki exclusive: The rising British breaststroke star who wants to follow in the footsteps of Adam Ramsay-Peaty". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
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