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Isaac Cooper

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Isaac Cooper
Personal information
Full nameIsaac Alan Cooper
NationalityAustralian
Born (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 22)
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2024 Doha50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2022 Melbourne4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2022 Melbourne4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2022 Melbourne50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2024 Budapest50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2022 Melbourne100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2022 Melbourne4×50 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Irvine50 m backstroke

Isaac Cooper (born 7 January 2004) is an Australian swimmer.[2]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay. At the 2022 World Championships (25 m), he won two gold medals, and broke the world record in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. He won the 50 m backstroke at the 2024 World Championships. He holds the Australian record in the 50 m backstroke.

In July 2022, Cooper was removed from the Australian team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to "wellbeing challenges, including the use of medication".[3] In August 2026, he stepped down from a leadership position on the Australian team, after he skipped a swimming session at the 2026 Commonwealth Games to go out drinking.

Career

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2021–2022

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In July 2021, Cooper competed at the Olympics in Tokyo. He finished twelfth in the 100 m backstroke in a personal best time of 53.43.[4][5] He then competed in the heats of the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay. He was replaced by Kaylee McKeown in the final, where Australia won the bronze medal.[6][7]

In May 2022, Cooper competed at the Australian Championships in Adelaide. He went 24.44 in the 50 m backstroke, breaking the Australian record of 24.54 set by Ben Treffers in 2014.[5]

In June 2022, Cooper competed at the World Championships in Budapest. He finished twelfth in the 100 m backstroke in a time of 53.55.[8] He swam in the heats of the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay and was replaced by McKeown in the final; Australia eventually won the silver medal.[9] Cooper finished eighth in the 50 m backstroke in a time of 24.76.[10] He swam the backstroke leg of the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay, splitting 54.29; Australia finished fourth in a time of 3:31.81.[11]

In December 2022, Cooper competed at the World Championships (25 m) in Melbourne. His first event was the 100 m backstroke, where he won the bronze medal in a personal best time of 49.52.[12] He then competed in the 50 m backstroke. He went 22.79 in the heats, breaking the Australian record of 22.91 set by Mitch Larkin in 2015. In the semifinals, Cooper lowered the mark to 22.52, also breaking the world junior record.[13] He then swam in the men's 4 × 50 m freestyle relay, splitting 21.25 on the first leg. Australia won the gold medal in an Oceanian record time of 1:23.44.[14] The following day, Cooper swam in the 50 m backstroke final, which he appeared to win in a time of 22.49, however, due to a technical error, the results were not made official. The final was rescheduled; Cooper ultimately won the silver medal in a time of 22.73.[15] He then swam the backstroke leg of the 4 × 50 m medley relay, splitting 22.66; Australia won the bronze medal in a time of 1:30.81.[16] In his final event of the competition, Cooper swam the backstroke leg of the 4 × 100 m medley relay, recording a personal best time of 49.46. Australia tied with the US for the gold medal, recording a time of 3:18.98 to break Russia's world record of 3:19.16 from 2009.[17]

2023–2026

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In March 2023, Cooper competed at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney, where he went 24.38 to set a new Australian record in the 50 m backstroke.[10]

In July 2023, Cooper competed at the World Championships in Fukuoka. His first event was the 100 m backstroke, where he finished seventeenth in a time of 53.95.[18] He then competed in the 50 m freestyle. He finished fourth in the final in a time of 21.70.[19] He then finished ninth in the 50 m backstroke in a time of 24.86.[20]

In February 2024, Cooper competed at the World Championships in Doha. He finished fourth in the 50 m butterfly in a time of 23.12.[21] He then swam in the 50 m freestyle, finishing fifth in a time of 21.77.[22] His final event was the 50 m backstroke. He set an Australian record of 24.12 in the semifinals, then in the final, won the gold medal in a time of 24.13.[23]

In July 2024, Cooper competed at the Olympics in Paris. In the 100 m backstroke, he went 54.21, tying with the Netherlands' Kai van Westering for twenty-first place.[24]

In December 2024, Cooper competed at the World Championships (25 m) in Budapest. He finished twenty-first in the 50 m butterfly in a time of 22.66.[25] Cooper swam in the 100 m backstroke, finishing seventh in a time of 49.60.[26] He then swam the backstroke leg of the mixed 4 × 50 m medley relay, splitting 22.68 on the backstroke leg; Australia finished fourth in a Oceanian record time of 1:36.78.[27] Cooper then swam in the 50 m backstroke, winning the silver medal in an Australian record time of 22.49.[28] His final event was the 4 × 100 m medley relay, in which he split 49.81 on the backstroke leg; Australia finished sixth in a time of 3:22.03.[29]

In August 2025, Cooper competed at the World Championships in Singapore. He finished seventh in the 50 m backstroke in a time of 24.61.[30]

In July 2026, Cooper competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In the 50 m backstroke, he finished sixth in a time of 24.73.[31] He then swam in the 100 m backstroke, where in the semifinals, he went 54.58 to qualify eighth-fastest for the final; he later withdrew from the final. 4 × 100 m medley relay, in which he swam the backstroke leg. He split 55.00 in the heats and was replaced in the final; Australia eventually won the gold medal.[32][33]

Controversies

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In July 2022, Cooper was sent home from a training camp in France due to "wellbeing challenges, including the use of medication", thereby missing the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[3] Following the dismissal, he left Rackley Centenary after the club "had no alternative but to part ways" with him. Cooper subsequently started training with Ashley Delaney at St Andrews Anglican College.[34]

In August 2026, Cooper stepped down from his leadership role on the Australian team, after he skipped the final session of swimming at the 2026 Commonwealth Games to go out drinking; he also missed a team meeting. Swimming Australia requires athletes to attend all swimming sessions.[35]

World records

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Short course metres

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No. Event Time Meet Location Date Status Ref
1 4x100 m medley relay[a] 3:18.98 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 18 December 2022 Former [36]

a split 49.46 (backstroke leg); with Joshua Yong (breaststroke leg), Matthew Temple (butterfly leg), Kyle Chalmers (freestyle leg)

References

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  1. ↑ "Isaac Cooper". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Isaac Cooper". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 Harrison Reid (25 May 2026). "Australian swim team rocked by Isaac Cooper's medication use ban on eve of Commonwealth Games". Seven News. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Semifinals Results Summary" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 Riley Overend (20 May 2022). "18-Year-Old Isaac Cooper Sets New Australian Record With 24.44 50 Back". SwimSwam. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Tom Decent (31 July 2021). "McKeown creates history with backstroke gold, Ledecky beats Titmus in 800m". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "19th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinals Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Australia wins two silver medals at world swimming titles, for Mollie O'Callaghan and Shayna Jack's 4x100m mixed medley relay team". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  10. 1 2 Emma Turnbull (14 March 2023). "Isaac 16th fastest in history as new record set". BRC Now. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "19th FINA World Championships - Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "16th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  13. ↑ Liz Byrnes (15 December 2022). "World Championships, Day Three Semi-Finals: Isaac Cooper Sets WJR & Commonwealth 50 Back Mark". Swimming World. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  14. ↑ James Sutherland (15 December 2022). "Australian Teams Smash Commonwealth, Oceanian Records In 200 Free Relay". SwimSwam. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Tom Decent; Marnie Vinall (16 December 2022). "'It's really bad': Aussie teenager robbed of first world title as World Aquatics apologises". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Men's 4x50m Medley Relay – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  17. ↑ Yanyan Li (18 December 2022). "American And Australian Men Tie World Record In 4×100 Medley Relay — 3:18.98". SwimSwam. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "Semifinals results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Cameron McEvoy wins 50 m butterfly bronze at World Swimming Championships Doha". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  22. ↑ Tom Decent (18 February 2024). "McEvoy misses world championship gold by 0.01 seconds". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  23. ↑ Simon Brunsdon (19 February 2024). "Aussie star Isaac Cooper overcomes bizarre roof issue to win World Championships gold medal". Nine Network. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 15 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  25. ↑ "2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  26. ↑ "2024 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  27. ↑ "Mixed 4 x 50m medley Relay – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  28. ↑ Anya Pelshaw (13 December 2024). "Miron Lifintsev Sets World Junior Record With 22.47 50 Back, Cooper Sets Oceanic Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  29. ↑ "2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  30. ↑ "2025 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  31. ↑ "Men's 50m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  32. ↑ Madeline Folsom (29 July 2026). "2026 Commonwealth Games: Night 6 Finals Scratches; Isaac Cooper Scratches 100 Back Final". SwimSwam. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  33. ↑ Sam Blacker (29 July 2026). "Australia Shatter Men's 4×100 Medley Relay Commonwealth Games Record in 3:28.71". SwimSwam. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  34. ↑ Ian Hanson (22 August 2022). "Sydney Sprints: Tokyo Olympian Isaac Cooper Back On Deck Chasing A Place On The World Short Course Team". Swimming World. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  35. ↑ "Australian swimmer Isaac Cooper out of leadership group after reported Glasgow Commonwealth Games drinking session". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  36. ↑ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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