Carson Foster
{{Short description|American swimmer (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Carson Foster
| image =
| national_team = {{USA}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|10|26}}[https://swimswam.com/bio/carson-foster/ "Carson Foster - Bio"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
| height = 5 ft 11 in
| strokes = Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
| collegeteam = University of Texas at Austin
| club = Mason Manta Rays
| coach = Bob Bowman
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCount|total=yes
|Olympic Games|0|1|1
|World Championships (LC)|1|5|2
|World Championships (SC)|4|5|2
|World Junior Championships|4|3|0
}}
{{MedalSport|Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry| the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|{{GamesName|SOG|2024}}|4x200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Paris|400 m medley}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships (LC)}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Budapest|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Budapest|200 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Budapest|400 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Fukuoka|400 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Fukuoka|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Doha|200 m medley}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Doha|4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Doha|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships (SC)}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Abu Dhabi|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Melbourne|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Melbourne|4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Budapest|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2021 Abu Dhabi|200 m medley }}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Melbourne|200 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Melbourne|400 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Budapest|400 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Budapest|400 m medley}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Abu Dhabi|400 m medley}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Melbourne|4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Budapest|200 m medley}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Budapest|4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Budapest|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Budapest|{{nowrap|4×100 m mixed freestyle}}}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Indianapolis|200 m backstroke}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Indianapolis|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Budapest|200 m backstroke}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior Pan Pac Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Suva|200 m backstroke}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Suva|200 m medley}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Suva|400 m medley}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Suva|4×200 m freestyle}}
}}
Carson Foster (born October 26, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer. He won two medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He was a triple gold medalist at the 2019 World Junior Championships and a double silver medalist at the 2017 World Junior Championships. Foster also represented the United States at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in 2018.
Early life
When Foster was 10 years old he broke the National Age Group record in the 50-meter butterfly for the 10 and under age group, his swim of 29.91 seconds made him the youngest American to swim the race in less than 30 seconds.Keith, Braden (July 21, 2012). [https://swimswam.com/carson-foster-becomes-youngest-swimmer-to-ever-break-30-seconds-in-50-fly/ "Carson Foster Becomes Youngest Swimmer To Ever Break 30 Seconds in 50 Fly"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
College career
Foster swam for the Longhorns at the University of Texas, in Austin. He turned professional after his junior year, forgoing his final two seasons of NCAA eligibility.
International career
=2016 US Olympic Trials=
Foster competed at the 2016 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska in the 400-meter individual medley where he finished ranked 43rd overall in the preliminaries.[https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/2016-olympic-trials/2016-complete-trials-results.pdf "2016 Olympic Trials Results"]. USA Swimming. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
=2020 US Olympic Trials=
At the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Foster ranked eighth in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:46.67.USA Swimming (June 15, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030101EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved June 16, 2021. He also ranked third in the 400-meter individual medley.{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/197324/event/1/?id=42383186#time42383186 |title=USA Olympic Team Trials - Wave 2 |website=swimcloud.com |access-date=June 22, 2021 }}
=2024 Summer Olympics=
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Foster won a bronze medal in the 400-meter individual medley and a silver medal in the 4 × 200-meter freestyle relay.{{Cite web |title=Results |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMM400MIM------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923022021/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMM400MIM------------FNL-000100--.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2024 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}{{Cite web |title=Results |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73B2_SWMM4X200MFR----------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817142643/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73B2_SWMM4X200MFR----------HEAT--------.pdf |archive-date=2024-08-17 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}
References
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External links
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{{Footer USA Swimming 2024 Summer Olympics}}
{{Footer World LC Champions 4x200m Freestyle Men}}
{{Footer World SC Champions 4x200m Freestyle Men}}
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Category:Swimmers from Cincinnati
Category:American male backstroke swimmers
Category:American male butterfly swimmers
Category:American male freestyle swimmers
Category:American male medley swimmers
Category:Texas Longhorns men's swimmers
Category:Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
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