Carson Foster

Carson Foster (born October 26, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer. He won two medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He was a triple gold medalist at the 2019 World Junior Championships and a double silver medalist at the 2017 World Junior Championships. Foster also represented the United States at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in 2018.^[1]

Carson Foster

Personal information
National team	United States
Born	(2001-10-26) October 26, 2001 (age 23)[1] Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
Club	Mason Manta Rays
College team	University of Texas at Austin
Coach	Bob Bowman
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships (LC) 1 5 2 World Championships (SC) 4 5 2 World Junior Championships 4 3 0 Total 9 14 5 Men's swimming Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2024 Paris 4x200 m freestyle 2024 Paris 400 m medley World Championships (LC) 2022 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle 2022 Budapest 200 m medley 2022 Budapest 400 m medley 2023 Fukuoka 400 m medley 2023 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle 2024 Doha 200 m medley 2024 Doha 4×100 m freestyle 2024 Doha 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×200 m freestyle 2022 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m medley 2024 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle 2021 Abu Dhabi 200 m medley 2022 Melbourne 200 m medley 2022 Melbourne 400 m medley 2024 Budapest 400 m freestyle 2024 Budapest 400 m medley 2021 Abu Dhabi 400 m medley 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle World Junior Championships 2019 Budapest 200 m medley 2019 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle 2019 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle 2019 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle 2017 Indianapolis 200 m backstroke 2017 Indianapolis 4×200 m freestyle 2019 Budapest 200 m backstroke Junior Pan Pac Championships 2018 Suva 200 m backstroke 2018 Suva 200 m medley 2018 Suva 400 m medley 2018 Suva 4×200 m freestyle

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]

College career

Foster swam for the Longhorns at the University of Texas, in Austin. He turned professional after his junior year, forgoing his final two seasons of NCAA eligibility.^[1]

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]

2024 Summer Olympics

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Foster won a bronze medal in the 400-meter individual medley and a silver medal in the 4 × 200-meter freestyle relay.^[6][7]