| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Born | 17 January 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | breaststroke, medley |
Medal record | |
James Lawson (born 17 January 1995) is a Zimbabwean swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. [1] [2]
Lawson participated at the 2011 All-Africa Games when he qualify 3 individual final (50 & 100 m breaststroke and 200 m medley), and was part of Zimbabwean relay team. Later that year he won 2 gold and 1 bronze medal at the African Junior Swimming Championships at the Port Harcourt, Nigeria. [3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Zimbabwe | |||||
| 2011 | All-Africa Games |  Maputo, Mozambique | 7th | 50 m breaststroke | 30.02 |
| 7th | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.27 | |||
| 9th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:31.16 | |||
| 8th | 200 m medley | 2:17.08 | |||
| 2013 | World Championships |  Barcelona, Spain | 51st (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 29.22 |
| 54th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.12 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships |  Kazan, Russia | 45th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.85 NR |
| 55th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.03 | |||
| African Games |  Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 7th | 50 m breaststroke [4] | 29.14 | |
| 4th | 100 m breaststroke [5] | 1:03.11 NR | |||
| 6th | 200 m breaststroke [6] | 2:22.52 | |||
| 7th | 200 m medley | 2:11.07 | |||
| 2017 | World Championships |  Budapest, Hungary | 47th (h) | 50 m breaststroke [7] | 28.85 =NR |
| 51st (h) | 100 m breaststroke [8] | 1:03.52 | |||
| Year | Competition | Venue | Team | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Zimbabwe | ||||||
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | Nicholas Burnett, Sloane Marshall, Timothy Ferris | 7th | 4 × 100 m freestyle | 3:43.14 |
| Sloane Marshall, Timothy Ferris, Nicholas Burnett | 6th | 4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:21.44 | |||
| Nicholas Burnett, Sloane Marshall, Timothy Ferris | 7th | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:09.70 | |||
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | Kirsty Coventry, Tarryn Rennie, Sean Gunn | 3rd | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:00.78 NR |
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