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Jean Basson (born 5 October 1987) is an Olympic swimmer from
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. Jean Basson won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle at the 2004 African Swimming Championships in Casablanca. At the
2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...
, Basson placed fourth in the 200-metre freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97.NBC Olympics: Men's 200m Freestyle Final
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He also competed in the 400 m freestyle and the 4 x 200 m relay. At the
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, he took part in the 4 x 200 m relay. Basson lives and trains in
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, under coach Frank Busch. He attended the
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, where he was a member of the
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swimming and diving team.


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Arizona Wildcats athlete: Jean Basson
1987 births Living people Swimmers from Johannesburg South African male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for South Africa Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Arizona Wildcats men's swimmers South African expatriate swimmers in the United States Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming African Games bronze medalists for South Africa Swimmers at the 2011 All-Africa Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 21st-century South African sportsmen African Games bronze medalists in swimming {{SouthAfrica-swimming-bio-stub