James Freeman (swimmer)

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James Freeman
Personal information
Full nameJames Samuel Freeman
NationalityBotswana
Born (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 22)
Palapye, Botswana
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of Minnesota
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Bahamas 1500 m freestyle

James Samuel Freeman (born 28 March 2001) is a Batswana swimmer. [1] [2] He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and he did not qualify to compete in the final. [3] [4] He competed for Botswana at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 200m freestyle event and the men's 400m freestyle event. [2]

Freeman is a native of Palapye, Botswana and competes at the collegiate level for the University of Minnesota. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Swimming - FREEMAN James". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 400m Freestyle start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. "James Freeman - Swimming & Diving". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2021.