Kai Edwards
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kai Graeme Edwards |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 13 September 1998 Queensland, Australia[1] |
| Height | 5 ft (152 cm) 9 |
| Weight | 309 kg (681 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | marathon swimming, open water swimming |
| Club | Carlile Swim Club |
Kai Edwards (born 13 September 1998) is an Australian marathon swimmer.
Career
[edit]Edwards competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in the 10 km 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 10 km 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]
Kai has now left the Swimming scene and has now joined to be a fire fighter while also doings a few films.
Personal life
[edit]He is from Carlile Swimming in Sydney.[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
[edit]- ^ "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. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Marathon Swimmer Kai Edwards Completes Aussie Olympic Swim Team". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Kai Edwards". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Kai Edwards at World Aquatics
- Kai Edwards at Swimming Australia (archived)
- Kai Edwards at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Kai Edwards at Olympics.com
- Kai Edwards at Olympedia (archive)
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