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| National team | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 2001 Santa Cruz, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Texas Longhorns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Eddie Reese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caspar Corbeau (born 3 April 2001) is a Dutch-American swimmer, representing the Netherlands at international competitions. He is a 2024 Olympics bronze medalist in the men's 200 meter breaststroke.
Corbeau was born in Santa Cruz, California, and raised in the Portland, Oregon area. His father, Jim Corbeau, and his mother, Shannon Hocum Corbeau, were competitive swimmers for Aptos High School in Santa Cruz, and later UC Berkeley and UCLA swim teams, respectively. [2] [3] [4] Their three children, Caspar, Angus [5] and Nicolien, [6] are also competitive swimmers. [2]
Corbeau started swimming at the age of eight. [3] From 2010 to 2019 he swam for the Tualatin Hills Swim Club in Tualatin, Oregon, [7] where he was coached by Christopher Pfaffenroth. [2] Corbeau attended Sunset High School in Beaverton, Oregon and graduated in 2019. [3] [7]
From 2019 to 2023, Corbeau attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he majored in kinesiology. [8] At Texas, he was coached by Hall of Famer Eddie Reese, and was a member of the 2021 NCAA National Championship and 2022 NCAA National Runner-up teams. [9] Corbeau was an 22-time All-American, [10] 16-time Big 12 Champion (Seven-time Individual Champion), 2020 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year; and College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American First Team for all four years at Texas. [9]
In 2024, it was announced that Corbeau will join the Indiana University swim team as a mid-year graduate student in Spring 2025. [10]
He competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke. [8] [10]
At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Corbeau competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke. He finished 8th in the 100 meter distance. [11] In the 200 meter race, Corbeau finished third with a time of 2:07.90, and earned a bronze medal. [12] [13] [10]
At the 2021 European Championships (long course) in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 7th in the 200 meter distance. [14]
At the 2023 European Championships (short course) in Otopeni, Romania he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 3rd in the 100 meter distance [15] and 1st in the 200 meter distance. [16]
At the 2022 World Championships´(long course) in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 7th in the 200 meter distance. [17]
At the 2023 World Championships (long course) in Fukuoka, Japan he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 5th in the 200 meter distance. [18]
At the 2024 World Championships (long course) in Doha, Corbeau competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke. He won a silver medal in the 200 meter race, [10] and finished seventh in the 100 meter distance. [19] [20]
| Long Course Meters | ||||
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| Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
| 50 m breaststroke | 27.01 | Rotterdam Qualification Meet | 30 November 2023 | |
| 100 m breaststroke | 59.08 | 2024 Olympic Games | 28 July 2024 | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:07.90 | 2024 Olympic Games | 31 July 2024 | |
| Short Course Meters | ||||
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| Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
| 50 m breaststroke | 26.15 | Toronto World Cup | 20 October 2022 | |
| 100 m breaststroke | 56.66 | European Championships | 7 December 2023 | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:02.41 | European Championships | 9 December 2023 | |
| Short Course Yards | ||||
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| Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
| 100 y breaststroke | 50.49 | 2022 NCAA Championships | 25 March 2022 | |
| 200 y breaststroke | 1:49.15 | 2023 NCAA Championships | 25 March 2023 | |
| 200 y IM | 1:40.98 | 2022 NCAA Championships | 24 March 2022 | |
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