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Chris Wright (swimmer)

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Chris Wright
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Geoffrey Wright
Nickname"Chris"
National team Australia
Born (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988 (age 36)
Cairns, Queensland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight89 kg (196 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubSouthport Olympic
CoachGlenn Baker

Christopher Geoffrey Wright (born 7 May 1988) is an Australian swimmer. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 and 200 m butterfly.[2][3] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he competed in the 50 and 100 m butterfly and the men's 4 × 100 m relay.[4]

He is married to fellow Australian Olympic swimmer Melanie Schlanger.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Swimming Australia - Chris Wright Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "London 2012". Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Chris Wright Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Christopher Wright Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Schlanger and Wright Tie the Knot". 15 September 2014.