Christopher Anthony Cook (born 5 May 1979) is an English former competitive swimmer who swam for Great Britain in the Olympics, world championships and European championships, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games.
Cook specialises in the breaststroke, and took gold in the 50Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 50m Men's Breaststroke Final Results, 19 March 2006, retrieved 17 December 2006 and 100 metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He has also competed for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in AthensBritish Olympics Association web site, Athens 2004 Team web page, retrieved 17 December 2006. and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was named North East Sports Personality of the Year at the North East Sport Awards in 2006.
Living in Wallsend, he was coached by Ian Oliver at the City of Newcastle Swimming Club.
Cook retired from swimming after the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008, returning to compete in the Swimming World Cup in 2013. He has continued to advocate for aquatics in North East England and around the United Kingdom through work as a motivational speaker. He has also been involved in initiatives to get more people involved in swimming, such as the Big Swim campaign in 2011.
Personal bests and records held EventLong courseShort course50 m breaststroke27.8227.02100 m breaststroke59.88 NR58.66200 m breaststroke2:12.872:09.73Key NR:British
References
External links British Swimming athlete profile Team GB athlete profile Cook's bio from the 2008 Olympics.