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Full name | Todd Alexander Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kidderminster, England | 25 June 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | University of Stirling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Chris Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Todd Alexander Cooper (born 25 June 1983) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in 22nd position in the 100-metre butterfly. Cooper, a member of swimming club Stirling, twice competed for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, in 2002 and 2006. Formerly coached by Gary Hollywood at the City of Birmingham Swimming Club from 1994 to 1998.
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