Kai Edwards
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kai Graeme Edwards |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 13 September 1998 Queensland, Australia[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | marathon swimming, open water swimming |
| Club | TSS Aquatic Swim Club |
Kai Edwards (born 13 September 1998) is an Australian marathon swimmer.
Career[]
Edwards competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in the 10km race, where he finished 14th, as well as in the marathon event in which he finished 5th overall in 4:51:17.20, only 11 seconds behind the overall winner.[2]
He finished second at the Australian 10km Championship on the Sunshine Coast in January 2021, which secured him a place at the final Olympic qualifying race in Setubal, Portugal and qualified from to compete in the marathon 10 kilometre race at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
Personal life[]
Edwards is from Queensland Gold Coast's TSS Aquatic Swim Club.[4] He studied Sport Studies at Griffith University on the Gold Coast and received the Full Blue Award from Griffith University in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Kai Edwards". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Kai Edwards". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Last Man Standing: Aussie Kai Edwards' Olympic Open Water Journey To Tokyo A Marathon To Savor". Swimming World News. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Marathon Swimmer Kai Edwards Completes Aussie Olympic Swim Team". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Kai Edwards". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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