Freya Colbert

Freya Colbert
Personal information
Full nameFreya Constance Colbert
Born (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20)
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain/England
SportSwimming
Event(s)Freestyle, individual medley
University teamLoughborough University
ClubNova Centurion
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 4×200 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 400 m medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 4×200 m freestyle

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 and won a bronze medal.[1][2]

Biography

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Colbert was educated at Kesteven & Grantham Girls School and 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Freya Colbert results and profile". British Swimming. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Grantham swimmer, 18, selected to represent Great Britain in World Championships". Grantham Journal. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024". Swimming.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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