Christopher Anthony Cook (born 5 May 1979, South Shields

South Shields

South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...

, Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...

) is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 swimmer.

His specialism is breaststroke

Breaststroke

The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...

, and took gold in the 50 and 100 metre finals representing England

England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England . The country went by the abbreviation ENG and used the St George's Cross as flag and Land of Hope and Glory as the national anthem....

 at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

2006 Commonwealth Games

The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...

 in Melbourne

Melbourne

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. He has also competed for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens

Athens

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.

Living in Wallsend

Wallsend

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, he is coached by Ian Oliver at the City of Newcastle Swimming Club. He maintains a friendly rivalry with James Gibson

James Gibson (swimmer)

James Gibson MBE is an English swimmer.Born in Chelmsford, Essex, and raised in Witham, Gibson's specialism is breaststroke and he competes in the 50 metre, 100 metre and 200 metre events. In 2003 he became world champion at 50 metres . He was 6th in the 100 metre event at the Athens Olympics in...

 and Darren Mew

Darren Mew

Darren Mew is a British swimmer specialising in breaststroke. He is a member of Ellesmere College Titans and studied sport as a student at the University of Bath...

, who compete in the same events. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Great Britain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The United Kingdom was represented by the British Olympic Association , and the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. Britain is one of only five NOCs to have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...

 in the 100 m breaststroke event.

Personal bests and records held

Event	Long course	Short course
50 m breaststroke	27.82	27.02
100 m breaststroke	59.88 NR	58.66
200 m breaststroke	2:12.87	2:09.73
Key NR:British

External links

• British Swimming athlete profile
• British Olympic Association athlete profile
• Cook's bio from the 2008 Olympics.