Todd Cooper

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Todd Cooper
Personal information
Full nameTodd Alexander Cooper
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1983-06-25) 25 June 1983 (age 40)
Kidderminster, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, butterfly
Club University of Stirling
CoachChris Martin
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Summer Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Izmir 100 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Izmir 4×100 m freestyle
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne [1] 4×100 m medley

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.

Cooper represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100-metre butterfly swimming event.

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References

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