Tamsin Cook is an Australian swimmer specializing in freestyle medium distance events, an Olympic medalist in 2016.
Summary of Tamsin cook
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- 1 Birth
- 2 Biographical synthesis
- 3 Sports life
- 4 Medals obtained
- 5 Source
Birth
He was born on December 25, 1998, Cape Town, South Africa.
Biographical synthesis
The young Australian swimmer was born in Cape Town (South Africa) and moved to Perth ( Australia ) at the age of eight. After playing her first Olympics at the age of 17, Cook took a year off that was interrupted by a car accident that left her neck injured and kept her from a desired return to the pools for 2018.
Tamsin Cook was one of the strongest promises in Australian swimming. His career was very successful but fleeting. Her last competition was the Rio Games, at the age of 17, where she won a silver medal in free 4 × 200 with her teammates Emma McKeon, Bronte Barrat and Leah Neale.
Sport life
Junior Pan Pacific Championship 2014.
The 2015 World Junior Fine Swimming Championships is where Cook made his name. He won gold in the 400M freestyle, setting a new championship record with a time of 4: 06.17. He also broke the championship record in the 200M Freestyle with his division in the Free Relay 4 × 200. Cook also won silver in the 200M butterfly.
In October 2015, Cook was named Young Athlete of the Year from the Western Australian Sports Institute.
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
The youngest swimmer on the Australian Olympic team, Cook, took sixth place in the 400M Freestyle with a time of 4: 05.30, only slightly slower than her preliminary swim of 4: 04.36. The young woman also competed in the 800M Free, finishing 20th.
Medals obtained
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro 2016
- Silver Medal 4 × 200 m freestyle
Junior World Championships
Singapore 2015
- Gold Medal 400 m freestyle
- Gold Medal 4 × 200 m freestyle
- Silver medal 200 m butterfly