Jacob Mills: The 6'6" British Sprint Phenom Chasing Olympic Glory
2/13/202647 min
Jacob Mills is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about young sprinters in world swimming — and for good reason. Standing 6'6" with elite power and rapidly improving efficiency, the British freestyle rising star joins Social Kick after a breakout season that has put the global sprint scene on notice.
In this episode, Jacob breaks down the technical transformation that changed his career — cutting his stroke count dramatically, refining his “big man” freestyle, and learning how to balance raw strength with precision in the water. He shares how his rugby background built the discipline and toughness that now fuels hi...
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 1· Host0:00
Jacob Mills. It's kind of a loping stroke. It looks more like a 200 free guy than 100 free. For him to be a, a 50/100 guy instead of 100/200 guy is a bit strange.
Speaker 2· Host0:10
And you wait till he sees what he does as the last 15 meters.
Speaker 1· Host0:12
Yeah, he closes well.
Speaker 3· Host0:13
Especially against Richards, who's a two-guy- I'd imagine has a pretty good back half ...
Speaker 1· Host0:18
[laughs] A good closer, but trying to get out faster. So, so like 23.1, 24.8, that's like a pretty... Inside of two seconds is a tight way to swim the 100 free. [water splashing] Welcome to Social Kick. We got the full crew smiling and everything. [laughs] Dr. John Mullen. We got Luke Paddington, and joining us from across the pond, Jacob Mills. What's up, man? How are you?
Jacob Mills· Guest0:39
Hey, guys. How are you?
Speaker 1· Host0:40
Yeah, we're doing good. We're, uh, in a, in a Monday swimming mood, just, uh, getting our daily workouts in, and, uh, ready to hear about yours. But first, we always ask our audience on Instagram and YouTube @socialkickswim for questions for our guests. And my friend, we have a few from you. Let's start it off with our pal Cam McAvoy, who always wants to know. [laughs] He only said, "You know what it is," and the you know what it is means what is your time to 25 meters?
Jacob Mills· Guest1:13
To 25, um, the best one I've done would've been like last year going f- going into taper for trials, and I think I was... I think it was like 9.8 to the feet. So I don't actually have a hand time, but it was 9.8 to the feet. That was my best one I've ever done so far, so- All right