Craig Alexander Gibbons (born 29 November 1985) is an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. There, Gibbons anchored the British men's team in the preliminary heats of the 4x100-metre freestyle relay event. Gibbons previously held the British record for the men's 100-metre freestyle and was part of four relay teams that also broke British records. He has competed at major meets for over 10 years and remains one of the fastest British swimmers ever.
For much of his training in the run-up to the Olympics he was based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, swimming for Maxwell Swim Club.Maxwell Swim Club He then moved out to Dubai, United Arab Emirates where he trained his own squad with Hamilton Aquatics Swimming Club.Hamilton Aquatics Swimming Club Gibbons moved to Malta, to take over as head coach of Sirens ASC,Sirens ASC where he led the team to their first ever National Title with swimmers under his guidance qualifying for the first time for the World Championships and the European Youth Olympic Festival. In August 2017 Gibbons was appointed head coach of a newly formed performance team in West London called Natare West London Swimming Club.Natare West London Swimming Club He now lives in London and coaches alongside 2012 Olympic Medalist Michael Jamieson.
Swimming career International Appearances include: European Championships 2012 Debrecen, Hungary Great Britain v Russia Duel in the Pool 2011 Moscow, Russia Great Britain v Germany Duel in the Pool 2011 Essen, Germany Sarajevo Meet 2010 Sarajevo, Bosnia European Championships 2009 Abdi Ipekci Arena, Turkey Eindhoven International 2009 Eindhoven, Holland Eindhoven International 2008 Eindhoven, Holland European Championships 2008 Jovanovic Arena, Croatia World Championships 2008 MEN Arena, Manchester, Great Britain World Championships 2006 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia European Championships 2004 Vienna Arena, Austria European Junior Championships 2004 Glasgow, Scotland World School Games 2002 Cannes, France
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External links British ASA Profile Personal Website