Christopher Cook

See also Chris Cook
Chris Cook
Personal information
Full name Christopher Anthony Cook
Nickname(s) Cooky
Cooky Monster
Nationality Great Britain /  England
Born 5 May 1979 (1979-05-05) (age 32)
South Shields, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 76 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Breaststroke
Club City of Newcastle

Christopher Anthony Cook (born 5 May 1979, South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is an English swimmer.[2]

His specialism is breaststroke, and took gold in the 50[3] and 100[4] metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He has also competed for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[5]

Living in Wallsend, 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. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m breaststroke event.

Personal bests and records held

Event Long course Short course
50 m breaststroke 27.82 27.02
100 m breaststroke 59.88 NR 58.66
200 m breaststroke 2:12.87 2:09.73
Key NR:British

References

  1. ^ "Swimming Schedule and Results". http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule+and+Results/By+Sport/Aquatics%20Swimming. Retrieved 2007-08-22. 
  2. ^ Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games web site, Christopher Cook biography, retrieved December 17, 2006
  3. ^ Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 50m Men's Breaststroke Final Results, March 19, 2006, retrieved December 17, 2006
  4. ^ Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 100m Men's Breaststroke Final Results, March 18, 2006, retrieved December 17, 2006
  5. ^ British Olympics Association web site, Athens 2004 Team web page, retrieved December 17, 2006.

External links
  • 1962 – 1966: 110 Yards Breaststroke
  • 1970 – 2010: 100 Metres Breaststroke