Florida has picked up British Olympian and dash freestyler Alexander Cohoon.
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Cohoon is a 22-year-old sprinter out of Loughborough College, who has made a vital development within the ultimate 12 months. He positioned 4th within the 50 and 100 freestyle occasions on the U23 Ecu Championships in 2023, swimming 22.07 within the 50.
He made it underneath 22 seconds for the primary time on the British Swimming Trials in April, putting third at 21.90. He completed in the back of Matt Richards and Ben Proud, however, because of Richards now not swimming the development, Cohoon was once given the spot within the particular person 50 loose for his first particular person Olympic match.
He was once already at the staff at this level, because of his 4th position end within the 100 freestyle, he went 48.44 losing six tenths from his earlier perfect time, however as a relay most effective swimmer.
On the Video games, Cohoon completed thirty third within the 50, coming in at 22.31. He additionally swam at the prelims model of the boys’s 4×100 freestyle relay, the place his 47.91 break up helped Nice Britain qualify third. They in the end completed fifth within the ultimate.
Cohoon’s LCM/ (Transformed SCY) Absolute best Occasions
50 free- 21.90/ 19.01
100 free- 48.44/ 42.02
Florida has a historical past of recruiting British swimmers, and Cohoon joins a males’s roster with 3 different British swimmers. Pair of freshman Matthew Cairns and Alexander Painter and sophistication of 2025 dedicate Charlie Hutchinson.
Florida competes within the SEC, and in 2024 they received the convention name via over 400 issues. Their persisted victories are going to get harder, alternatively, with the addition of Texas to the SEC and it’s important they upload to their intensity with swimmers like Cohoon.
Cohoon’s transformed occasions would have certified seventh within the 50 and fifth within the 100 loose eventually 12 months’s meet. He additionally would have gave the impression on each the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
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