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| Full name | Colin Russell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 2, 1984 Oshawa, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dolphins Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Colin Russell (born July 2, 1984) is a Canadian competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Russell won a silver medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he competed in the 200 metre freestyle (finishing fourteenth), 4x100-metre freestyle relay (finishing sixth), and 4x200-metre freestyle relay (finishing fifth).[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 4 x 100 and the 4 x 200 metre relays.[1]
Russell was an MSc student in kinesiology at Brock University. His sister Sinead has also represented Canada in Olympic swimming.[1]