Freya Colbert
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Born | Grantham, Lincolnshire, England |
8 March 2004 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain/England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle, individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University team | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nova Centurion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Freya Constance Colbert (born 8 March 2004) is an English international swimmer. Representing Great Britain, she is the 2024 World Championship gold medalist in the 400 metres individual medley. She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal.[1][2]
Biography
Colbert was educated at Kesteven & Grantham Girls School and won three medals at the 2022 British Swimming Championships including a gold medal in the 400 metres individual medley.[3] She consequently represented Great Britain at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.[4]
In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in three events; the women's 200 metres freestyle, finishing in 13th place, the women's 400 metres freestyle, the 400 metres individual medley where she just finished just outside of the medal places in 4th and the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay, where she won a bronze medal.[1]
In 2023, she won three gold medals at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 400 metres freestyle, the 800 metres freestyle and the 400 metres medley. It was the second time that she had won the medley title.[5]
After winning the 200 metres freestyle and the 400 metres medley at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Colbert sealed her place at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6]
See also
References
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External links
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- Freya Colbert at British Swimming
- Freya Colbert at Team England
- Freya Colbert at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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