Rebecca Cooke

Rebecca Cooke (born 24 June 1983) is a British former competitive swimmer.

Rebecca Cooke

Personal information
Full name	Rebecca Cooke
National team	Great Britain
Born	24 June 1983 Reading, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, medley
Club	City of Glasgow
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain World Championships (LC) 2003 Barcelona 800 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2006 Shanghai 800 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2006 Budapest 800 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2000 Valencia 800 m freestyle 2003 Dublin 400 m freestyle 2003 Dublin 800 m freestyle 2000 Valencia 400 m freestyle Summer Universiade 2003 Daegu 400 m freestyle 2003 Daegu 800 m freestyle 2003 Daegu 1500 m freestyle 2005 Izmir 800 m freestyle 2005 Izmir 400 m freestyle 2005 Izmir 1500 m freestyle 2005 Izmir 400 m individual medley 2003 Daugu 400 m individual medley Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 400 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 800 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 800 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 400 m individual medley

Swimming career

Cooke represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. She competed internationally in freestyle and individual medley swimming events. She has won medals at every major international championships with the exception of the Olympic Games.[1] She won the ASA National Championship 800 metres freestyle title for six consecutive years from 2000 until 2005.[2]

She retired from international competition in April 2008 after failing to make the British team for the 2008 Games in Beijing.[1]

See also

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)

References

1. "Cooke quits swimming for studies". BBC Sport. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
2. ""For the record." Times, 31 July 2000, p. ^". Times Digital Archive.