Colin Russell (swimmer)

Colin Russell
Personal information
Full nameColin Russell
National team Canada
Born (1984-07-02) July 2, 1984 (age 40)
Oshawa, Ontario
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubDolphins Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Toronto
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 4x200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Victoria 4x200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 4x100 m freestyle

Colin Russell (born July 2, 1984) is a Canadian competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Russell won a silver medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he competed in the 200 metre freestyle (finishing fourteenth), 4x100-metre freestyle relay (finishing sixth), and 4x200-metre freestyle relay (finishing fifth).[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 4 x 100 and the 4 x 200 metre relays.[1]

Russell was an MSc student in kinesiology at Brock University. His sister Sinead has also represented Canada in Olympic swimming.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Colin Russell Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-08-18.


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