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Colin Russell (swimmer)

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Full name
  
Colin Russell

Sport
  
Swimming

College team
  
University of Toronto

Role
  
Swimmer

Weight
  
90 kg

Education
  
University of Toronto

Siblings
  
Sinead Russell

National team
  
Canada

Club
  
Dolphins Swim Club

Name
  
Colin Russell

Height
  
1.93 m

Parents
  
Cecil Russell

Strokes
  
Freestyle swimming

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Born
  
July 2, 1984 (age 39) (
1984-07-02
)
Oshawa, Ontario

Colin Russell (born July 2, 1984) is a Canadian competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Russell won a silver medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he competed in the 200 metre freestyle (finishing fourteenth), 4x100-metre freestyle relay (finishing sixth), and 4x200-metre freestyle relay (finishing fifth). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 4 x 100 and the 4 x 200 metre relays.

Russell was a MSc student in kinesiology at Brock University. His sister Sinead has also represented Canada in Olympic swimming.

References

Colin Russell (swimmer) Wikipedia