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Coby Carrozza

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Coby Carrozza
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (2001-05-07) May 7, 2001 (age 23)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubTexas Longhorns
College teamUniversity of Texas at Austin
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 4×200 m freestyle

Coby Carrozza (born May 7, 2001) is an American swimmer for the University of Texas Longhorns men's swimming team. He is currently scheduled to swim the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in the men's 4 × 200 m free relay for the United States of America team for Worlds.[1][2]

Career

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2019

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On January 27, 2019, Carrozza would announce his commitment to the University of Texas.[3]

2022

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At Trials, Carrozza managed to qualify for the men's 200m freestyle, earning the 18th seed in the event. In it, he would manage a fifth-place finish, earning a spot on the United States' relay team for the 4 × 200 m relay team.[4]

2023

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At the 2023 Pan American Games he wins four medals, two of gold and two of silver.[5]

Personal life

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Carrozza has two older siblings; Quinn, his sister, and Crayton, his brother.[3] Carrozza's father, Paul, was the head track and swimming coach at St. Stephen's Episcopal School, the high school Carrozza graduated from in 2019.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Keith, Braden (May 1, 2022). "USA Swimming Confirms 41 Swimmers for 2022 World Championships". SwimSwam. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Swimming trio named to USA Swimming FINA World Championships Team roster". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Coby Carrozza Will Stay Local With 2020 Verbal to Texas Longhorns". Swimming World News. January 27, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Lowest Seeds At Trials To Make The U.S. World Championship Team". SwimSwam. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "CARROZZA Coby". santiago2023.org. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "#14 Coby Carrozza Verbally Commits to Texas, Becoming 3rd Longhorn in Family". SwimSwam. January 27, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2022.