Chris Cook (swimmer)

Chris Cook
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Antony Cook
Nickname
"Cooky"
National team Great Britain
Born (1979-05-05) 5 May 1979 (age 46)
South Shields, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubCity of Newcastle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai 50 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Trieste 4×50 m medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne[1] 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley

Christopher Anthony Cook (born 5 May 1979) is an English former competitive swimmer who swam for Great Britain in the Olympics, world championships and European championships, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games.[2]

Cook specialises in the 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] and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[6][7] He was named North East Sports Personality of the Year at the North East Sport Awards in 2006.[8]

Living in Wallsend, he was coached by Ian Oliver at the City of Newcastle Swimming Club.[9]

Cook retired from swimming after the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008,[10] returning to compete in the Swimming World Cup in 2013.[11] He has continued to advocate for aquatics in North East England and around the United Kingdom through work as a motivational speaker.[12][13][14] He has also been involved in initiatives to get more people involved in swimming, such as the Big Swim campaign in 2011.[15]

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". Archived from the original on 11 August 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games web site, Christopher Cook biography, retrieved December 17, 2006". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2006.
  3. ^ Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 50m Men's Breaststroke Final Results, 19 March 2006, retrieved 17 December 2006
  4. ^ "Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 100m Men's Breaststroke Final Results, March 18, 2006, retrieved December 17, 2006". Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2006.
  5. ^ British Olympics Association web site, Athens 2004 Team web page, retrieved 17 December 2006.
  6. ^ "Chris Cook - Team GB". Team GB. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Olympian Chris Cook becomes swim teacher | Swim England blog". Swim England Qualifications. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Sport Briefs: [Echosport Edition]". Northern Echo. 5 December 2006. p. 18. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Swimming: I knew I could be the top dog, and I was right - The Journal". www.thejournal.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. ^ Lawson, Ruth (26 February 2013). "Ex-Olympic swimmer re-enacts pool history". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Swimming: Cook turns up heat". Chronicle Live. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  12. ^ Barron, Peter (16 October 2025). "Olympic swimmer re-opens school pool in Darlington after £250,000 refurbishment". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  13. ^ Brown, Dominic (26 February 2024). "Olympic swimmer and double Commonwealth champion Chris Cook backs calls for re-opening of Dewsbury Sports Centre". Dewsbury Reporter. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  14. ^ Chalmers, Graham (11 July 2022). "Olympic Gold medallist Inspires Harrogate Ladies' College pupils to follow their dreams". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Swim campaign aims to get more in water". Northern Echo. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
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