Colin Russell (born July 2, 1984) is a Canadian competitive
swimmer
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and freestyle specialist. Russell won a silver medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay at the
2005 World Aquatics Championships
The 2005 World Aquatics Championships (french: Championnats du monde de natation 2005) or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. They took place in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen's I ...
. At the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in Beijing, he competed in the 200 metre freestyle (finishing fourteenth), 4x100-metre freestyle relay (finishing sixth), and 4x200-metre freestyle relay (finishing fifth).
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 4 x 100 and the 4 x 200 metre relays.
Russell was an MSc student in kinesiology at
Brock University
Brock University is a public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment. The university bear ...
. His sister
Sinead has also represented Canada in Olympic swimming.
See also
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World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
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References
External links
Biographyat swimming.ca
1984 births
Living people
Canadian male freestyle swimmers
World record setters in swimming
Olympic swimmers for Canada
Sportspeople from Oshawa
Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
University of Toronto alumni
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Pan American Games medalists in swimming
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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