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Carson Foster

Carson Foster
Personal information
National team United States
Born (2001-10-26) October 26, 2001 (age 23)[1]
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
ClubMason Manta Rays
College teamUniversity of Texas at Austin
CoachBob Bowman
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships (LC) 1 5 2
World Championships (SC) 4 5 2
World Junior Championships 4 3 0
Total 9 14 5
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 400 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Indianapolis 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2017 Indianapolis 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest 200 m backstroke
Junior Pan Pac Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 4×200 m freestyle

Carson Foster (born October 26, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer. He is a three-time gold medalist at the 2019 World Junior Championships and a two-time silver medalist at the 2017 World Junior Championships. He also represented the United States at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in 2018.[1]

Early life

When Foster was 10 years old he broke the National Age Group record in the 50-meter butterfly for the 10 and under age group, his swim of 29.91 seconds made him the youngest American to swim the race in less than 30 seconds.[2]

International career

2016 US Olympic Trials

Foster competed at the 2016 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska in the 400-meter individual medley where he finished ranked 43rd overall in the preliminaries.[3]

2020 US Olympic Trials

At the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Foster ranked eighth in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:46.67.[4] He also ranked third in the 400-meter individual medley.[5]

College career

Foster is currently enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin where he represents the Texas Longhorns.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Carson Foster - Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Keith, Braden (July 21, 2012). "Carson Foster Becomes Youngest Swimmer To Ever Break 30 Seconds in 50 Fly". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "2016 Olympic Trials Results". USA Swimming. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. ^ USA Swimming (June 15, 2021). "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "USA Olympic Team Trials - Wave 2". swimcloud.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.


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