Freya Colbert

Freya Constance Colbert (born 8 March 2004) is an English international swimmer. Representing Great Britain, she is the 2024 World Championship gold medalist in the 400 metres individual medley. She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games (winning a bronze)^[1] and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Freya Colbert

Personal information
Full name	Freya Constance Colbert
Born	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 21) Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country	Great Britain/England
Sport	Swimming
Event(s)	Freestyle, individual medley
University team	Loughborough University
Club	Nova Centurion
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Great Britain World Championships (LC) 2024 Doha 400 m medley 2024 Doha 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2022 Rome 4×200 m mixed freestyle 2022 Rome 4×200 m freestyle 2022 Rome 400 m medley Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 4×200 m freestyle

Biography

Colbert was educated at Kesteven & Grantham Girls School and Loughborough University from 2022 to 2024.

She won three medals at the 2022 British Swimming Championships including a gold medal in the 400 metres individual medley.^[3] She consequently represented Great Britain at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.^[4]

In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in three events; the women's 200 metres freestyle, finishing in 13th place, the women's 400 metres freestyle, the 400 metres individual medley where she just finished just outside of the medal places in 4th and the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay, where she won a bronze medal.^[1]

In 2023, she won three gold medals at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 400 metres freestyle, the 800 metres freestyle and the 400 metres medley. It was the second time that she had won the medley title.^[5]

After winning the 200 metres freestyle and the 400 metres medley at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Colbert sealed her place at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[6] At the Olympics, Colbert just missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the women's 400 metre individual medley final and fifth in the 200 metres freestyle relay final.

In 2025, Colbert successfully defended her 200 metres freestyle title at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, which sealed a qualification place for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.^[7]

See also

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)