Chris Cozens

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Chris Cozens
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships - Short Course
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Daegu 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Daegu 100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Izmir 4×100 m freestyle

Chris Cozens (born 14 June 1982, in Bristol) is a freestyle swimmer from Great Britain.

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Swimming career

He was a silver medallist in the 100 m freestyle (47.51) at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, South Korea. He studied at Loughborough University, and won the bronze medal in the 4×50 m freestyle relay at the 2005 European Short Course Championships in Trieste, Italy. Became the first British man under 48 seconds in the 100m Freestyle at the British Short Course Championships in Stockport 2003. [1]

He is a two times winner of the British Championship in 100 metres freestyle (2003 and 2005).

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References

  1. "British Swimming Annual Report and Accounts 2004" (PDF). www.britishswimming.org. British Swimming. Retrieved 29 November 2016.