Alexander Cohoon

Alex Cohoon (born 17 September 2002) is a British swimmer who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Alexander Cohoon

Personal information
Born	(2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 22)[1]
Education	Farmor's School Loughborough University
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Loughborough University Cirencester SC

Early life

From Fairford in Gloucestershire, he attended Farmor's School and was a member of Cirencester Swimming Club from the age of five years old. He attends Loughborough University.^[2][3][4] Until the age of 17 he was in the academy of Premiership Rugby side Gloucester Rugby.^[5]

Career

In 2019 he won gold in the 50 metres freestyle in the 17+ years age group category at the English Nationals at Ponds Forge in Sheffield, in a personal best time of 23.86 seconds. At the same meet he won a silver in the 50m butterfly.^[6]

In 2022, he won four gold medals competing in the 50m freestyle; the 100m freestyle, 100m freestyle relay and the 100m medley relay at the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) competition. He defended all four titles successfully in Sheffield in March 2023.^[7]

In August 2023, he won an individual bronze medal in the men’s 100m freestyle and a silver medal in the mixed 4 x 100m freestyle relay at the European U-23 Championships.^[8]

He won the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle races at the 2024 City of Sheffield Premier Meet.^[9]

He finished fourth in the 100m freestyle at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in April 2024 in a personal best time of 48.2 seconds.^[10] He was subsequently selected as part of the 2024 British Olympic team to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games.^[11][12] At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, he participated in the men's 50 metre freestyle competition, where he was eliminated in the heats.