Jason Cooper (born 16 February 1972) is an Australian former

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swimmer, Cooper began training around the age of eight and was a student at

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. In 1990, he was a member of the gold medal-winning freestyle relay team at the Auckland Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal in the 100 metres butterfly. He competed at the 1991 World Championships and made the B final of the 100 metres butterfly. In 1992, he missed selection for the Barcelona Olympic team by 0.05 seconds. He was a national title holder in the 50 metres butterfly, a non-Olympic event.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Jason 1972 births Living people Australian male freestyle swimmers Australian male butterfly swimmers Swimmers from Brisbane People educated at Brisbane State High School Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Queensland