Lauren Cox (swimmer)

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Lauren Cox
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 24)
Leamington Spa, England
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
ClubCity of Coventry
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Fukuoka 50 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Lublin 100 m backstroke
European Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Helsinki 50 m backstroke
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed medley

Lauren Cox (born 27 November 2001) is an English international swimmer representing Great Britain in FINA and LEN competition. [1] Representing Great Britain, Cox won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke at the 2025 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Lublin, Poland. She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games. [2]

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Biography

Cox was educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry. A private school in the city of Coventry

Cox educated at Loughborough University won two medals including the gold medal in the 50 metres backstroke event, at the 2022 British Swimming Championships. [3]

In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where she competed in two events; the women's 50 metres backstroke, finishing in 4th place and the women's 100 metres backstroke, finishing in 5th place. [2] [4]

In 2023, she won the gold medal at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 50 metres backstroke. It was the second time that she had won the 50 metres title. [5]

In 2025, Cox successfully won her third consecutive 50 metres backstroke title at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships and earned selection for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. [6] Subsequently at the World Championships, she reached the final of the 50 metres backstroke. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Lauren Cox". Fina. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Birmingham 2022: Leamington swimmer sets sights on Commonwealth medal". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap". Swim Swam. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "GB win freestyle relay for first 2025 Worlds gold". BBC Sport. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.


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