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British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist
Chris Cook
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British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist
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Christopher Anthony Cook
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South Shields, United Kingdom
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45 years
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Christopher Anthony Cook (born 5 May 1979) is an English former competitive swimmer who swam for Great Britain in the Olympics, world championships and European championships, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games.
Cook specialises in the breaststroke, and took gold in the 50 and 100 metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He has also competed for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Living in Wallsend, he is coached by Ian Oliver at the City of Newcastle Swimming Club. He maintains a friendly rivalry with James Gibson and Darren Mew, who compete in the same events. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m breaststroke event.
Personal bests and records held
| Event | Long course | Short course |
|---|---|---|
| 50 m breaststroke | 27.82 | 27.02 |
| 100 m breaststroke | 59.88 | 58.66 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:12.87 | 2:09.73 |
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