Isaac Cooper
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| Full name | Isaac Alan Cooper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Isaac Cooper (born 7 January 2004) is an Australian swimmer.[2] He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke and in the heats of the 4x100 metre mixed medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Isaac competed in the 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships. He was denied a gold medal in the 50m backstroke event[5] in bizarre circumstances after the final had to be re-run. Cooper's original swim had broken the World Junior Record (which he himself held from his swim in the semifinal) but it was discounted. He went on to achieve a World Record and Gold Medal in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay, and also won gold in the 4x50m Freestyle Relay.[6]
Cooper holds the World Junior Record and Commonwealth Record in the Short Course 50m Backstroke, as well as the Australian Record in Long Course 50m Backstroke.[citation needed]
He was sent home from the 2022 Commonwealth Games for disciplinary reasons related to the "use of medication".[7]
Cooper stood down as a member of the Australian team's leadership group after he missed a closing meeting and the final night of the competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[8]
World records
[edit]Short course metres
[edit]| No. | Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Status | Ref |
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| 1 | 4x100 m medley relay[a] | 3:18.98 | 2022 World Championships (25 m) | Melbourne, Australia | 18 December 2022 | Former | [9] |
a split 49.46 (backstroke leg); with Joshua Yong (breaststroke leg), Matthew Temple (butterfly leg), Kyle Chalmers (freestyle leg)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Isaac Cooper". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Isaac Cooper". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Titmus 'could've gone faster' but sets up epic final as Aussie breaks Olympic record, Chalmers brilliant". Fox Sports. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Shattered Cooper denied gold in farcical scenes: 'He won that race'". 7NEWS. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ↑ "Isaac Alan COOPER | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ↑ "Isaac Cooper sent home from Commonwealth Games camp, says Swimming Australia". The Guardian. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ Decent, Tom (3 August 2026). "Australian swimmer loses leadership role after Glasgow drinking session". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Isaac Cooper at World Aquatics
- Isaac Cooper at Swimming Australia
- Isaac Cooper at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Isaac Cooper at Olympedia
- Isaac Cooper at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Isaac Cooper at InterSportStats
- Isaac Cooper at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Isaac Cooper on Instagram
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