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Carson Foster

Carson Foster

American swimmer (born 2001)

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]

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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. [1]
    "Carson Foster - Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. [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. [3]
    "2016 Olympic Trials Results". USA Swimming. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. [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. [5]
    "USA Olympic Team Trials - Wave 2". swimcloud.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.


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