Jean Basson (born 5 October 1987) is an Olympic swimmer from

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. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Basson placed fourth in the 200-metre freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97.NBC Olympics: Men's 200m Freestyle Final
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He also competed in the 400 m freestyle and the 4 x 200 m relay. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he took part in the 4 x 200 m relay. Basson lives and trains in

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, under coach Frank Busch. He attended the

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, where he was a member of the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team.

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Arizona Wildcats athlete: Jean Basson
1987 births Living people Swimmers from Johannesburg South African male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for South Africa Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Arizona Wildcats men's swimmers Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming African Games bronze medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{SouthAfrica-swimming-bio-stub