Jack McLoughlin

{{short description|Australian swimmer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{use Australian English|date=August 2016}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Jack McLoughlin

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Jack Alan McLoughlin

| nickname = Jacky-Boy{{cite web |title=Jack McLoughlin |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/swimming/athlete-profile-n6029901-jack-mcloughlin.htm |work=Athlete profile |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |access-date=11 April 2018}}

| nationality = Australian

| strokes = Freestyle

| club =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 183 cm

| weight = 75 kg

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport|Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|400 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Gwangju|4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Gold Coast|1500 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Gold Coast|400 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan Pacific Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Tokyo|400 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Tokyo|1500 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Tokyo|800 m freestyle}}

}}

Jack Alan McLoughlin (born 1 February 1995) is a retired Australian swimmer. He competed in the men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jack-mcloughlin |title=Jack McLoughlin |access-date=13 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806054953/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jack-mcloughlin |archive-date=6 August 2016}}{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Jack McLoughlin |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/jack-mcloughlin-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729184126/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/jack-mcloughlin-1.html |archive-date=29 July 2019 |quote=Full name: Jack Alan McLoughlin}} At the 2018 Commonwealth Games McLoughlin won a gold medal in the same event and silver in the 400 metre freestyle.{{cite web |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/2018-commonwealth-games/commonwealth-games-jack-mcloughlin-restores-1500m-pride/news-story/99cf44599c3963568b83a2a3a956451a?nk=bcf21070bb3670150b0db44d01318a5a-1523518458 |title=Commonwealth Games: Jack McLoughlin restores 1500m pride |work=The Australian |access-date=12 April 2018}} In the Autumn of 2019, he was a member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the New York Breakers, who competed in the Americas Division.{{Cite web |title=Club Rosters – International Swimming League |url=https://isl.global/club-rosters/ |access-date=8 April 2020 |language=en-US |archive-date=22 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022045209/https://isl.global/club-rosters/ |url-status=dead }} In the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games 2020, he won the silver medal in the 400 metre freestyle.

McLoughlin won silver in the 400 metre freestyle at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He was beaten into second place by 0.16 of a second.{{Cite web|date=27 July 2021|title=Olympic silver lining for swimmer Jack McLoughlin with more races to come|url=https://catholicleader.com.au/news/qld/silver-lining-for-jack-with-more-races-to-come/|access-date=30 August 2021|website=The Catholic Leader|language=en-AU}}