| Personal information | |
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| National team |  United States |
| Born | (2001-10-26) October 26, 2001 (age 23) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley |
| Club | Mason Manta Rays |
| College team | University of Texas at Austin |
| Coach | Bob Bowman |
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Carson Foster (born October 26, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer. He is a three-time gold medalist at the 2019 World Junior Championships and a two-time silver medalist at the 2017 World Junior Championships. He also represented the United States at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in 2018.
Early life
When Foster was 10 years old he broke the National Age Group record in the 50-meter butterfly for the 10 and under age group, his swim of 29.91 seconds made him the youngest American to swim the race in less than 30 seconds.
International career
2016 US Olympic Trials
Foster competed at the 2016 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska in the 400-meter individual medley where he finished ranked 43rd overall in the preliminaries.
2020 US Olympic Trials
At the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Foster ranked eighth in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:46.67. He also ranked third in the 400-meter individual medley.
College career
Foster is currently enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin where he represents the Texas Longhorns.
References
- ^ "Carson Foster - Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- Keith, Braden (July 21, 2012). "Carson Foster Becomes Youngest Swimmer To Ever Break 30 Seconds in 50 Fly". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- "2016 Olympic Trials Results". USA Swimming. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- USA Swimming (June 15, 2021). "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- "USA Olympic Team Trials - Wave 2". swimcloud.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
External links
- Carson Foster at World Aquatics
- Carson Foster at SwimRankings.net
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- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
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