Carson Foster

Carson Foster (born October 26, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer. He is a three-time gold medalist at the 2019 World Junior Championships and a two-time silver medalist at the 2017 World Junior Championships. He also represented the United States at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in 2018.[1]

Carson Foster
Personal information
National team United States
Born (2001-10-26) October 26, 2001[1]
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
ClubMason Manta Rays
College teamUniversity of Texas at Austin
CoachEddie Reese
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (SC) 1 1 1
World Junior Championships 4 3 0
Total 5 4 1
World Championships (SC)
2021 Abu Dhabi4×200 m freestyle
2021 Abu Dhabi200 m medley
2021 Abu Dhabi400 m medley
World Junior Championships
2019 Budapest200 m medley
2019 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
2019 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
2019 Budapest4×100 m mixed freestyle
2017 Indianapolis200 m backstroke
2017 Indianapolis4×200 m freestyle
2019 Budapest200 m backstroke
Representing the Texas Longhorns
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 1 1 0
Total 1 1 0
NCAA Championships
2021 Greensboro4×200 y freestyle
2021 Greensboro400 y medley

Early life

When Foster was 10 years old he broke the National Age Group record in the 50-yard 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] He also ranked third in the 400-meter individual medley.[5]

College career

Foster is currently enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin where he represents the Texas Longhorns.[1]

References
  1. "Carson Foster - Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. Keith, Braden (July 21, 2012). "Carson Foster Becomes Youngest Swimmer To Ever Break 30 Seconds in 50 Fly". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. "2016 Olympic Trials Results". USA Swimming. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. USA Swimming (June 15, 2021). "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  5. "USA Olympic Team Trials - Wave 2". swimcloud.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.


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