Jean Basson

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Jean Basson
Personal information
Full nameJean Basson
National teamFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubTucson Ford Dealers Aquatics
College team University of Arizona
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Delhi 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi 4×200 m freestyle
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo 200m freestyle

Jean Basson (born 5 October 1987) is an Olympic swimmer from South Africa.

Jean Basson won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle at the 2004 African Swimming Championships in Casablanca. [1]


At the 2008 Olympic Games, Basson placed fourth in the 200-metre freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97. [2] [3] He also competed in the 400 m freestyle and the 4 x 200 m relay. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he took part in the 4 x 200 m relay. [3] Basson lives and trains in Tucson, Arizona, under coach Frank Busch. He attended the University of Arizona, where he was a member of the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team.

References

  1. "2004 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200m Freestyle". Intersport Stats. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. NBC Olympics: Men's 200m Freestyle Final
  3. 1 2 Sports-Reference Olympic Sports Jean Basson Statistics Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine