Lauren Cox (swimmer)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 2001 Leamington Spa, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Coventry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lauren Cox (born 27 November 2001) is an English international swimmer. She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Cox educated at Loughborough University won two medals including the gold medal in the 50 metres backstroke event, at the 2022 British Swimming Championships.[3]
In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where she competed in two events; the women's 50 metres backstroke, finishing in 4th place and the women's 100 metres backstroke, finishing in 5th place.[1][4]
In 2023, she won the gold medal at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 50 metres backstroke. It was the second time that she had won the 50 metres title.[5]
In 2025, Cox successfully won her third consecutive 50 metres backstroke title at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships and earned selection for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.[6] Subsequently at the World Championships, she reached the final of the 50 metres backstroke.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Lauren Cox". Fina. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022: Leamington swimmer sets sights on Commonwealth medal". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap". Swim Swam. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "GB win freestyle relay for first 2025 Worlds gold". BBC Sport. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Lauren Cox at British Swimming
- Lauren Cox at World Aquatics
- Lauren Cox at SwimRankings.net
- Lauren Cox at Team England
- Lauren Cox at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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