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Caspar Corbeau

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Caspar Corbeau
Personal information
National teamNetherlands
Born (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 23)
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[1]
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamTexas Longhorns
CoachEddie Reese
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships (LC) 0 2 0
European Youth Olympic Festival 1 1 0
European Junior Championships 0 2 2
Total 1 5 3
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 4×100 m medley
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2017 Győr 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2017 Győr 100 m breaststroke
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kazan 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kazan 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Helsinki 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kazan 50 m breaststroke

Caspar Corbeau (born 3 April 2001) is a Dutch-American swimmer, representing the Netherlands at international competitions. He is a 2024 Olympics bronze medalist in the men's 200 meter breaststroke.

Early life

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Corbeau was born in Santa Cruz, California, and raised in the Portland, Oregon area. His father, Jim Corbeau, and his mother, Shannon Hocum Corbeau, were competitive swimmers for Aptos High School in Santa Cruz, and later UC Berkeley and UCLA swim teams, respectively.[2][3][4] Their three children, Caspar, Angus[5] and Nicolien,[6] are also competitive swimmers.[2]

Corbeau started swimming at the age of eight.[3] From 2010 to 2019 he swam for the Tualatin Hills Swim Club in Tualatin, Oregon,[7] where he was coached by Christopher Pfaffenroth.[2] Corbeau attended Sunset High School in Beaverton, Oregon and graduated in 2019.[3][7]

Career

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Collegiate

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From 2019 to 2023, Corbeau attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he majored in kinesiology.[8] At Texas, he was coached by Hall of Famer Eddie Reese, and was a member of the 2021 NCAA National Championship and 2022 NCAA National Runner-up teams.[9] Corbeau was an 22-time All-American,[10] 16-time Big 12 Champion (Seven-time Individual Champion), 2020 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year; and College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American First Team for all four years at Texas.[9]

In 2024, it was announced that Corbeau will join the Indiana University swim team as a mid-year graduate student in Spring 2025.[10]

Olympic

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He competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke.[8][10]

At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Corbeau competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke. He finished 8th in the 100 meter distance.[11] In the 200 meter race, Corbeau finished third with a time of 2:07.90, and earned a bronze medal.[12][13][10]

European championships

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At the 2021 European Championships (long course) in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 7th in the 200 meter distance.[14]

At the 2023 European Championships (short course) in Otopeni, Romania he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 3rd in the 100 meter distance[15] and 1st in the 200 meter distance.[16]

World championships

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At the 2022 World Championships´(long course) in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 7th in the 200 meter distance.[17]

At the 2023 World Championships (long course) in Fukuoka, Japan he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 5th in the 200 meter distance.[18]

At the 2024 World Championships (long course) in Doha, Corbeau competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke. He won a silver medal in the 200 meter race,[10] and finished seventh in the 100 meter distance.[19][20]

Personal bests

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As of 28 August 2024
Long Course Meters
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m breaststroke 27.01 Rotterdam Qualification Meet 30 November 2023
100 m breaststroke 59.08 2024 Olympic Games 28 July 2024
200 m breaststroke 2:07.90 2024 Olympic Games 31 July 2024
Short Course Meters
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m breaststroke 26.15 Toronto World Cup 20 October 2022
100 m breaststroke 56.66 European Championships 7 December 2023
200 m breaststroke 2:02.41 European Championships 9 December 2023
Short Course Yards
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
100 y breaststroke 50.49 2022 NCAA Championships 25 March 2022
200 y breaststroke 1:49.15 2023 NCAA Championships 25 March 2023
200 y IM 1:40.98 2022 NCAA Championships 24 March 2022

References

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  1. ^ "Caspar Corbeau". texassports.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Gumz, Jondi (August 17, 2024). SWIMMER CASPAR CORBEAU WINS OLYMPIC MEDAL. TPG Online Daily.
  3. ^ a b c Miller, Mark (June 15, 2021). Sunset High School alum Caspar Corbeau to swim at Olympics. Beaverton Valley Times.
  4. ^ Jim Corbeau, MBA, CFP®, CDFA. Springwater Wealth Management.
  5. ^ Angus Corbeau. SMU Swimming and Diving.
  6. ^ Nicolien Corbeau. Florida Gulf Coast University Athletics.
  7. ^ a b Haskins, Devon (June 11, 2021). Portland swimmer makes Dutch Olympic team. Caspar Corbeau, who holds dual citizenship with USA and The Netherlands, will swim the 100m and 200m breast stroke in Tokyo for The Netherlands. KGW8.
  8. ^ a b "Nederlandse Amerikaan Caspar Corbeau droomt van Spelen: 'Tokio is nog niet uit mijn hoofd'". Algemeen Dagblad. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b Casper Corbeau. The University of Texas at Austin Athletics.
  10. ^ a b c d e Indiana University (December 19, 2024). Olympic Medalist Corbeau Joins ‘Breaststroke U’.
  11. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  13. ^ Men's Swimming's Corbeau earns bronze in 200 breast at Paris Olympics. The University of Texas at Austin Athletics.
  14. ^ "European Championships 2020 | Budapest". budapest2020.microplustiming.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  15. ^ "European Short Course Swimming Championships 2023 Results". heraklion23.gr. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  16. ^ "European Short Course Swimming Championships 2023 Results". heraklion23.gr. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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