Cameron Kurle

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Personal information
Full nameCameron Roland Kurle
NationalityBritish
Born (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 26)
Glastonbury, Somerset, England [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Glasgow 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Glasgow 4×200 m mixed freestyle
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Baku 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Baku 200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Baku 4×200 m freestyle
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m freestyle

Cameron Roland Kurle (born 19 July 1997) is a British swimmer. He has won a gold and two silvers as a junior at the 2015 European Games. As a senior, he won a silver medal in freestyle relay in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Personal

Kurle attended Millfield School. [2]

Career

At the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, he won a gold in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay, and two silvers: in the men's 200m freestyle, and 4x200m freestyle relays. [3] [4] [5]

He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [6]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at the Gold Coast, Australia, Kurle won two silvers as part of the team that finished second in the Men's 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle events. [7] He swam in the final of the 4x200m but only in the heats of the 4x100m.

At the 2018 European Championships, Kurle was part of the relay teams that won gold in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and bronze in the 4×200 m mixed freestyle. However, he swam in the heats of both events and not in the finals. [8] [9]

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References

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  2. "15 Old Millfieldians prepare for the Commonwealth Games 2022". Millfield School . 21 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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