Isaac Cooper
Personal information
Full nameIsaac Alan Cooper
NationalityAustralian
Born (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004
Bundaberg, Australia[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (LC)
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
Bronze medal – third place2022 Melbourne100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2022 Melbourne4×50 m medley

Isaac Cooper (born 7 January 2004) is an Australian swimmer.[2] He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke and in the heats of the 4x100 metre mixed medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

Isaac competed in the 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships. He was denied a gold medal in the 50m backstroke event[5] in bizarre circumstances after the final had to be re-run. Cooper's original swim had broken the World Junior Record (which he himself held from his swim in the semifinal) but it was discounted. He went on to achieve a World Record and Gold Medal in the 4×100m Medley Relay, and also won gold in the 4x50m Freestyle Relay.[6]

Cooper holds the World Junior Record and Commonwealth Record in the Short Course 50m Backstroke, as well as the Australian Record in Long Course 50m Backstroke.

He was sent home from the 2022 Commonwealth Games for disciplinary reasons related to the “use of medication”.[7]

World records

Short course metres

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 Current [8]

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

References

  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. ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Titmus 'could've gone faster' but sets up epic final as Aussie breaks Olympic record, Chalmers brilliant". Fox Sports. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Shattered Cooper denied gold in farcical scenes: 'He won that race'". 7NEWS. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Isaac Alan COOPER | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Isaac Cooper sent home from Commonwealth Games camp, says Swimming Australia". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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