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Caspar Corbeau
Personal information
National teamNetherlands
Born (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 23)
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm) [1]
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
College team Texas Longhorns
Coach Eddie Reese
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the   Netherlands
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (LC) 0 2 0
European Youth Olympic Festival 1 1 0
European Junior Championships 0 2 2
Total 1 5 2
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 4×100 m medley
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2017 Győr 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2017 Győr 100 m breaststroke
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kazan 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kazan 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Helsinki 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kazan 50 m breaststroke

Caspar Corbeau (born 3 April 2001) is a Dutch-American swimmer, representing the Netherlands at international competitions. [2]

He competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke.

At the 2021 European Championships (long course) in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 7th in the 200 meter distance. [3]

At the 2022 World Championships´(long course) in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 7th in the 200 meter distance. [4]

At the 2023 World Championships (long course) in Fukuoka, Japan he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 5th in the 200 meter distance. [5]

At the 2023 European Championships (short course) in Otopeni, Romania he ompeted in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 3rd in the 100 meter distance [6] and 1st in the 200 meter distance. [7]

He competed collegiately at the University of Texas from 2019 to 2023 where he majored in kinesiology . [2]

Personal bests

As of 5 January 2024
Long Course Meters
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m breaststroke 27.01 Rotterdam Qualification Meet 30 November 2023
100 m breaststroke 59.27 Rotterdam Qualification Meet 6 October 2023
200 m breaststroke 2:07.99 Rotterdam Qualification Meet 1 December 2023
Short Course Meters
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m breaststroke 26.15 Toronto World Cup 20 October 2022
100 m breaststroke 56.66 European Championships 7 December 2023
200 m breaststroke 2:02.41 European Championships 9 December 2023
Short Course Yards
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
100 y breaststroke 50.49 2022 NCAA Championships 25 March 2022
200 y breaststroke 1:49.15 2023 NCAA Championships 25 March 2023
200 y IM 1:40.98 2022 NCAA Championships 24 March 2022

References

  1. ^ "Caspar Corbeau". texassports.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Nederlandse Amerikaan Caspar Corbeau droomt van Spelen: 'Tokio is nog niet uit mijn hoofd'". Algemeen Dagblad. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "European Championships 2020 | Budapest". budapest2020.microplustiming.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ^ "European Short Course Swimming Championships 2023 Results". heraklion23.gr. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ^ "European Short Course Swimming Championships 2023 Results". heraklion23.gr. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

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