Joel Watterson

Joel Watterson

Joel is 23 years old and this is his first Commonwealth Games.

He curerntly holds six senior Island records and works full time at a Manx swimming pool 

He was part of the team representing the Isle of Man at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.

At the Island Games in Gotland in 2017 he won seven medals: one gold, five silvers and one bronze. Then two years later at the Gibraltar Island Games, he won five golds and three silvers.

He says he's hoping to make a final in Birmingham.

In action:

Friday 2 July from 10.30am - Men's 50m Butterfly Heats

Sunday 31 July from 10.30am - Men's 100m Freestyle Heats

Athlete Media:

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  Watterson breaks Island record

• At the Games - Mixed Medley Relay

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  4x100m Mixed Medley Relay team set new Island record

• At the Games - 50m Freestyle

• At the Games

• At the Games - 4x200m Freestyle Relay

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  Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay team smash Manx Record

• At the Games - Swim team physio

• At the Games - 100m Freestyle Heats

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  Men's Freestyle relay team smash record in final

• At the Games - 4x100m Freestyle Relay

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  Men's Freestyle Relay team through to the final

• At the Games - 4x100m Freestyle Relay