Colin Russell (swimmer)

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Colin Russell
Personal information
Full nameColin Russell
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Born (1984-07-02) July 2, 1984 (age 41)
Oshawa, Ontario
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubDolphins Swim Club
College team University of Toronto
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Montreal 4x200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Victoria 4x200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne 4x100 m freestyle

Colin Russell (born July 2, 1984) is a Canadian competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Russell won a silver medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he competed in the 200 metre freestyle (finishing fourteenth), 4x100-metre freestyle relay (finishing sixth), and 4x200-metre freestyle relay (finishing fifth). [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 4 x 100 and the 4 x 200 metre relays. [1]

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Russell was an MSc student in kinesiology at Brock University. His sister Sinead has also represented Canada in Olympic swimming. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Colin Russell Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-08-18.


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