Ashton Baumann

Ashton Baumann (born January 5, 1993) is a Canadian competition swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke.[1] Baumann competed for Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke. He is the son of former Canadian Olympic swimmer Alex Baumann.[2]

Ashton Baumann
Personal information
National team Canada
Born (1993-01-05) January 5, 1993
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke

He relocated to Ottawa with his family at age 14, attending Canterbury High School, and first became interested in competitive swimming when he joined the Greater Ottawa Kingfish Swim Club. In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. "Ashton Baumann". Swim Canada. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. Callum Ng (April 7, 2016). "Baumann siblings follow in famous dad's lane". CBC Sports.
  3. "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.


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