James Lawson (swimmer)

James Lawson (born 17 January 1995) is a Zimbabwean swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[1][2]

James Lawson
Personal information
NationalityZimbabwean
Born (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbreaststroke, medley

Career

Lawson participated at the 2011 All-Africa Games when he qualify 3 individual final (50 & 100 m breaststroke and 200 m medley), and was part of Zimbabwean relay team. Later that year he won 2 gold and 1 bronze medal at the African Junior Swimming Championships at the Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[3]

Long course
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Zimbabwe
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 7th 50 m breaststroke 30.02
7th 100 m breaststroke 1:07.27
9th (h) 200 m breaststroke 2:31.16
8th 200 m medley 2:17.08
2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain 51st (h) 50 m breaststroke 29.22
54th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:05.12
2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia 45th (h) 50 m breaststroke 28.85 NR
55th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:04.03
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 7th 50 m breaststroke [4] 29.14
4th 100 m breaststroke [5] 1:03.11 NR
6th 200 m breaststroke [6] 2:22.52
7th 200 m medley 2:11.07
2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 47th (h) 50 m breaststroke [7] 28.85 =NR
51st (h) 100 m breaststroke [8] 1:03.52
Long course
Year Competition Venue Companions Position Event Notes
Representing  Zimbabwe
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique Nicholas Burnett, Sloane Marshall, Timothy Ferris 7th 4 x 100 m freestyle 3:43.14
Sloane Marshall, Timothy Ferris, Nicholas Burnett 6th 4 x 200 m freestyle 8:21.44
Nicholas Burnett, Sloane Marshall, Timothy Ferris 7th 4 x 100 m medley 4:09.70
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Kirsty Coventry, Tarryn Rennie, Sean Gunn 3rd 4 x 100 m mixed medley 4:00.78 NR

References

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