Cole Pratt

Cole Pratt (born 13 August 2002) is a Canadian swimmer who competes primarily in the backstroke and individual medley races.[2][3]

Cole Pratt
Cole Pratt in 2020
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002[1]
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada[1]
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, medley
ClubCascade Swim Club
Toronto Titans Swim Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Canada
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Suva 200 m backstroke

Career

Pratt competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships[4] in the men's 200 m backstroke, where he finished twenty-sixth overall; as well as the 200 metre individual medley where he finished thirty-sixth. At the 2019 World Junior Championships he competed in the 50 m backstroke, 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, 200 m individual medley, the 4×100 metre freestyle relay (men & mixed), and the 4x100 metre medley relays (men & mixed). He won a bronze medal in the men's 4×100 m medley relay swimming the backstroke leg in 54.79.[5]

Pratt broke the men's 200 m backstroke Canadian record SCM at the December 2019 Ontario Junior International[6] (OJI) swim meet in a time of 1:51.30.[7] He is tied for the record for the most medals ever won at a single Canada Games by a male athlete with ten. Pratt won those ten medals including five gold at the 2017 Canada Games in Winnipeg.[8]

During the 2020–21 season of the International Swimming League, Pratt joined the league's expansion team the Toronto Titans.[9][10] In June 2021, he qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11] Pratt finished twenty-sixth in the heats of the 100 m backstroke.[12]

Personal

His older sister Halle Pratt competes as a member of Canada's artistic swimming team.[13] Halle and Cole were one of three sets of siblings that represented Canada at the recent Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[14]

References
  1. "Cole Pratt". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. "Calgary teen making splash on national stage". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. "Cole Pratt". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 200m Backstroke start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. "Results | fina.org - Official FINA website". www.fina.org. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. "Cole Pratt Takes Down Markus Thormeyer's 200 Backstroke Canadian Record". SwimSwam. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. "Records". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. "Henderson & Pratt Set Themselves Apart At 2017 Canada Summer Games". SwimSwam. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. "Home". International Swimming League. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  10. "ISL Rosters: Sanchez & Masse Head New Toronto Titans Roster For ISL Season 2". SwimSwam. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  11. "Canada's young swim talent books Tokyo berths at Olympic trials". KitchenerToday.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  12. Harrison, Doug (25 July 2021). "Kylie Masse loses Olympic backstroke record minutes after winning heat". CBC Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  13. Brandon McNeil (11 April 2019). "Calgary teen making splash on national stage". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  14. "Team Canada to take 371 athletes to Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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