Christopher Cook
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Christopher Cook (born 5th May 1979, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England) is a British swimmer.[1]
His specialism is breaststroke, and took gold in the 50[2] and 100[3] metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He has also competed for Britain in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4]
He is coached by Ian Oliver at the City of Newcastle Swimming Club. He maintains a friendly rivalry with James Gibson and Darren Mew, who compete in the same events.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal Best Times
| Short Course[citation needed] | Long Course[1] | |
|---|---|---|
| 50m Breaststroke | 27.07 (2003) | 27.82 (2005) |
| 100m Breaststroke | 58.66 (2003) | 1:00.64 (2003) |
| 200m Breaststroke | 2:09.07 (2003) | 2:14.68 (2004) |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games web site, Christopher Cook biography, retreived December 17, 2006
- ^ Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 50m Men's Breaststoke Final Results, March 19, 2006, retreived December 17, 2006
- ^ Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 100m Men's Breaststoke Final Results, March 18, 2006, retreived December 17, 2006
- ^ British Olympics Association web site, Athens 2004 Team web page, retreived December 17, 2006.
