James Lawson (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Born | 17 January 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | breaststroke, medley |
Medal record | |
James Lawson (born 17 January 1995) is a Zimbabwean swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Lawson participated at the 2011 All-Africa Games when he qualify 3 individual final (50 & 100 m breaststroke and 200 m medley), and was part of Zimbabwean relay team. Later that year he won 2 gold and 1 bronze medal at the African Junior Swimming Championships at the Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[3]
Major results
[edit]Individual
[edit]Long course
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Zimbabwe
| |||||
| 2011 | All-Africa Games |  Maputo, Mozambique
|
7th | 50 m breaststroke | 30.02 |
| 7th | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.27 | |||
| 9th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:31.16 | |||
| 8th | 200 m medley | 2:17.08 | |||
| 2013 | World Championships |  Barcelona, Spain
|
51st (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 29.22 |
| 54th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.12 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships |  Kazan, Russia
|
45th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.85 NR |
| 55th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.03 | |||
| African Games |  Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
|
7th | 50 m breaststroke [4] | 29.14 | |
| 4th | 100 m breaststroke [5] | 1:03.11 NR | |||
| 6th | 200 m breaststroke [6] | 2:22.52 | |||
| 7th | 200 m medley | 2:11.07 | |||
| 2017 | World Championships |  Budapest, Hungary
|
47th (h) | 50 m breaststroke [7] | 28.85 =NR |
| 51st (h) | 100 m breaststroke [8] | 1:03.52 | |||
Relay
[edit]Long course
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Team | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Zimbabwe
| ||||||
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique
|
Nicholas Burnett, Sloane Marshall, Timothy Ferris | 7th | 4 × 100 m freestyle | 3:43.14 |
| Sloane Marshall, Timothy Ferris, Nicholas Burnett | 6th | 4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:21.44 | |||
| Nicholas Burnett, Sloane Marshall, Timothy Ferris | 7th | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:09.70 | |||
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
|
Kirsty Coventry, Tarryn Rennie, Sean Gunn | 3rd | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:00.78 NR |
References
[edit]- ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Teenager Lawson breaks Africa junior swimming record". www.newsday.co.zw. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ 2015 African Games 50 m breaststroke final result
- ^ 2015 African Games 100 m breaststroke final result
- ^ 2015 African Games 200 m breaststroke final result
- ^ 2017 World Aquatics Championships 50 m breaststroke heats results
- ^ 2017 World Aquatics Championships 100 m breaststroke heats results
External links
[edit]- James Lawson at World Aquatics
- James Lawson at SwimRankings.net
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