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James Disney-May Class: Junior Hometown: Surrey, England High School: Millfield School Height: 6-4 Event: Free Major: Economics

2012 Olympian (Great Britain)
Three-Time All-American
Three-Time SEC Champion (400 FR, 800 FR< 400 MR)
2012 All-SEC First Team
2011, 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012 London Olympics
Competed for Great Britain in the 4x100 freestyle relay ... Helped team to a 12th-place finish in the preliminaries in 3:17.08 ... Swam a 48.99 on the third leg of the relay.

Sophomore Season (2011-12)
Qualified for 2012 London Olympics, swimming for host Great Britain ... Earned his spot in London with a 49.48 in the 100 freestyle at the 2012 British Gas Swimming Championships in March ... Earned three All-America honors at 2012 NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Wash. ... Helped 400 free relay team to runner-up finish (2:50.34) ... Swam leadoff leg of 800 free relay that finished 12th (6:27.92) ... Earned first individual All-America honor with 16th-place finish in 200 freestyle (1:36.05) ... Also swam in two other events, finishing 22nd in 50 free (19.74) and 25th in 100 free (43.56) ... Helped three relay teams to titles at 2012 SEC Championships in Knoxville, Tenn. ... Swam second leg on winning 400 FR (2:51.66) and 800 FR (6:20.63) ... Anchored the winning 400 medley relay (3:08.36) ... Earned the bronze medal in the 200 freestyle in a season-best 1:35.03 ... Advanced to championship finals in 50 free (19.62 - 7th) and 100 free (43.38 - 5th) ... Won 100 free in dual meets with Georgia and Florida ... Part of winning relay teams in dual meets with LSU, Georgia, Texas and Florida ... Also won two relays at Georgia Fall Invitational ... Named to 2012 All-SEC First Team and SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2010-11)
Qualified for 2011 World Championships as part of Great Britain's team ... Was part of Auburn's NCAA Championships team ... Swam in the 800 freestyle relay at NCAA Championships, but the Auburn team was disqualified ... Competed throughout the fall season before illness sidelined him for much of the spring; was able to return for the Bulldog Invitational in late February and earned his way onto NCAA Championship team ... Top times in the 50 free (20.20), 100 free (43.54), 200 free (1:36.10) - all NCAA `B' cuts - came at Bulldog Invitational ... Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

Pre-College
Age group record holder in the 100m free ... Two-time British youth champion in the 50m and 100m free ... Attended the prestigious boarding school, Millfield School, in Somserset, England ... Represented Great Britain at the European Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland ... Made the finals in the 100 free and was a member of the second-place finishing 400m free relay.

Personal
Son of Gavin and Jane Disney-May... Has a sister, Georgina ... Major is economics.

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