Alex Cohoon (born 17 September 2002) is a British swimmer who competed at the

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Early life

From

Fairford Fairford is a market town in Gloucestershire, England. The town lies in the Cotswold hills on the River Coln, east of Cirencester, west of Lechlade and north of Swindon. Nearby are RAF Fairford and the Cotswold Water Park. History I ...

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, he attended Farmor's School and was a member of Cirencester Swimming Club from the age of five years old. He attends

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. Until the age of 17 he was in the academy of

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Career

In 2019 he won gold in the 50 metres freestyle in the 17+ years age group category at the English Nationals at Ponds Forge in

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, in a personal best time of 23.86 seconds. At the same meet he won a silver in the 50m butterfly. In 2022, he won four gold medals competing in the 50m freestyle; the 100m freestyle, 100m freestyle relay and the 100m medley relay at the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) competition. He defended all four titles successfully in

in March 2023. In August 2023, he won an individual bronze medal in the men’s 100m freestyle and a silver medal in the mixed 4 x 100m freestyle relay at the European U-23 Championships. He won the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle races at the 2024 City of Sheffield Premier Meet. He finished fourth in the 100m freestyle at the

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in April 2024 in a personal best time of 48.2 seconds. He was subsequently selected as part of the 2024 British Olympic team to participate in the

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. At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, he participated in the men's 50 metre freestyle competition, where he was eliminated in the heats.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cohoon, Alexander 2002 births Living people English male freestyle swimmers British male freestyle swimmers People from Fairford Sportspeople from Gloucestershire Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Great Britain 21st-century English sportsmen