Chris Cozens
Sport/Event >
Swimming, Freestyle. Senior Performance Squad.
Date and Place of Birth >
1982, Bristol, UK
Coached by >
Kim Swanwick
Date Arrived at Team Bath > 2006
Clubs >
Team Bath Swimming Club
Occupation >
Student
Biography >
Freestyle swimmer who has competed at many top events around the world, including two Commonwealth Games and three World University Games.
First selected for Great Britain in 1999. Transferred to train at the University of Bath under the guidance of head swimming coach Kim Swanwick after the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
A member of the GB team competing at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary in August 2006. Names Muhammad Ali as his sporting hero.
Competitive Record >
Commonwealth Youth Games: gold 50m freestyle, silver 100m freestyle – Edinburgh, 2000
World University Games: gold 4×100m freestyle relay – Beijing, August 2001
Commonwealth Games: 9th 50m freestyle, 10th 100m freestyle, 4th 4×100m freestyle – Manchester July 2002
World University Games: gold 4×100m freestyle, silver 100m freestyle – Daegu, Korea, 2003
World Championships: 8th 4×100m medley relay, 11th 4×100m freestyle relay – Barcelona, 2003
European Short Course Championships: 5th 4×50m freestyle relay, 7th 4×50m medley relay – Dublin 2003
British Championships: gold 100m freestyle, silver 50m freestyle – Manchester, March 2005
World University Games: silver 4×100m freestyle – Izmir, Turkey, August 2005
European Short Course Championships: bronze 4×50m freestyle relay – Vienna, 2005
Commonwealth Games: 4th 4×100m freestyle, 10th 100m freestyle, 11th 50m freestyle – Melbourne, March 2006
British Championships: silver 100m freestyle,=4th 50m freestyle – Sheffield, April 2006
