Freya Colbert is preparing for her Olympic Games debut in Paris off the back of medal-winning performances across World Championship, European and Commonwealth level during her first two seasons on the senior stage.
The 2023 World Championships brought a fifth-placed finish in the Women's 400m Individual Medley and fourth as part of the strong Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay quartet, before the 2024 Worlds - six months out from the Olympics - provided the versatile Freya with two outstanding podium moments, gold in the 400m IM following a silver for the Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay team.
Colbert's first taste of international action was at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, with her highest finish being ninth in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay. Her next outing was with Team England at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she was part of the 4x200m Freestyle Relay team which took the bronze medal. She then followed this up with the a gold, silver, and bronze at the European Championships in Rome, as she became European Champion in the Mixed 4x200m Freestyle Relay and individual bronze medallist in the 400m Individual Medley.
The Nova Centurion swimmer put in some stellar performances at the 2022 British Swimming Championships, taking gold in the 400m Individual Medley. This was backed up by a silver and bronze in the 400m and the 200m Freestyle events respectively against strong competitors.
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Freestyle | 2024 | 55.10 | |
| 200m Freestyle | 2024 | 1:56.22 | |
| 400m Freestyle | 2023 | 4:06.80 | |
| 800m Freestyle | 2023 | 8:35.02 | |
| 200m Backstroke | 2023 | 2:08.73 | |
| 200m Individual Medley | 2024 | 2:10.46 | |
| 400m Individual Medley | 2024 | 4:34.01 |
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400m Individual Medley | 2024 - Doha | 4:37.14 | Gold |
| 200m Backstroke | 2024 - Doha | 2:11.22 | 8th |
| 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 2024 - Doha | 7:50.90 | Silver |
| 400m Individual Medley | 2023 - Fukuoka | 4:35.28 | 5th |
| 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 2023 - Fukuoka | 7:46.63 | 4th |
| 400m Freestyle | 2023 - Fukuoka | 4:09.02 | 13th |
| 200m Freestyle | 2022 - Budapest | 1:59.48 | 19th |
| 400m Freestyle | 2022 - Budapest | 4:12.82 | 18th |
| 400m Individual Medley | 2022 - Budapest | 4:45.55 | 12th |
| 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 2022 - Budapest | 7:59.87 | 9th |
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 2022 - Rome | 7:54.73 | Silver |
| 400m Individual Medley | 2022 - Rome | 4:40.06 | Bronze |
| Mixed 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 2022 - Rome | 7:28.16 | Gold |
| 200m Individual Medley | 2022 - Rome | 2:13.65 | 9th |
| 400m Freestyle | 2022 - Rome | 4:18.92 | 19th |
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400m Freestyle | 2022 - Birmingham | 4:16.31 | 10th |
| 400m Individual Medley | 2022 - Birmingham | 4:39.80 | 4th |
| 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 2022 - Birmingham | 7:57.11 | Bronze |
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Freestyle | 2024 - London | 55.10 | 4th |
| 200m Freestyle | 2024 - London | 1:56.22 | Gold |
| 200m Individual Medley | 2024 - London | 2:10.46 | Silver |
| 400m Individual Medley | 2024 - London | 4:34.01 | Gold |
| 400m Freestyle | 2023 - Sheffield | 4:06.80 | Gold |
| 800m Freestyle | 2023 - Sheffield | 8:35.02 | Gold |
| 200m Backstroke | 2023 - Sheffield | 2:08.73 | Silver |
| 400m Individual Medley | 2023 - Sheffield | 4:35.50 | Gold |
| 100m Freestyle | 2022 - Sheffield | 55.41 | 9th |
| 200m Freestyle | 2022 - Sheffield | 1:57.90 | Bronze |
| 400m Freestyle | 2022 - Sheffield | 4:09.04 | Silver |
| 400m Individual Medley | 2022 - Sheffield | 4:41.27 | Gold |