Antony John James (born 5 November 1989) is a convicted rapist, former English competitive swimmer. He represented Great Britain in the Olympics, the FINA World Aquatics Championships and the European Championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games where he won silver in 2010 in Delhi in the 100 metres butterfly. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 100-metre butterfly. Alongside swimming he has completed a BSc in Psychology at Plymouth University.
In September 2024, James went on trial for 16 sexual offences including the alleged rape of two teenage girls between 2012 and 2022; he denied all charges. On 16 October, James was found guilty of raping both girls, as well as "sexually touching" one when she was under 16, and soliciting sexually explicit pictures from the other when she was also under 16. He was found not guilty of two further image-related offences and of one charge of controlling behaviour, with the jury unable to reach a verdict on six separate charges. On 26 February 2025, James was sentenced to prison for 21 years, and placed on the sex offenders' registry for life.
International results +YearCompetitionEventResultTime2009European Short Course Championships50 m Butterfly12th23.08100 m Butterfly7th50.662010European Championships50 m Butterfly17th24.38100 m Butterfly8th52.674 x 100 m Medley Relay4th3:35.74Commonwealth Games50 m Butterfly8th24.63100 m Butterfly2nd52.504 x 100 m Medley Relay3rd3:36.312011European Short Course Championships100 m Butterfly15th52.32100 m Individual Medley33rd56.624 x 50 m Freestyle Relay7th1:28.284 x 50 m Medley Relay5th1:35.07World Championships50 m Butterfly15th23.74100 m Butterfly19th52.682012Olympic Games100 m Butterfly31st53.25
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