Caspar Corbeau (born 3 April 2001) is a Dutch-Americanswimmer, representing the Netherlands at international competitions. He is a2024 Olympics bronze medalist in the men's 200 meter breaststroke.
Corbeau was born in Santa Cruz, California, and raised in thePortland, Oregon area. His father, Jim Corbeau, and his mother, Shannon Hocom Corbeau, were competitive swimmers forAptos High School in Santa Cruz, and later UC Berkeley and UCLA swim teams, respectively.[2][3][4] Their three children, Caspar, Angus[5] and Nicolien,[6] are also competitive swimmers.[2]
Corbeau started swimming at the age of eight.[3] From 2010 to 2019 he swam for the Tualatin Hills Swim Club inTualatin, Oregon,[7] where he was coached by Christopher Pfaffenroth.[2] Corbeau attendedSunset High School inBeaverton, Oregon and graduated in 2019.[3][7]
He competed at the2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke.[8][10]
At the2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Corbeau competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke. He finished 8th in the 100 meter distance.[11] In the 200 meter race, Corbeau finished third with a time of 2:07.90, and earned abronze medal.[12][13][10]
At the 2021 European Championships (long course) in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 7th in the 200 meter distance.[14]
At the 2023 European Championships (short course) in Otopeni, Romania he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 3rd in the 100 meter distance[15] and 1st in the 200 meter distance.[16]
At the 2025 European Championships (short course) in Lublin, Poland, he completed he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 1st in the 100 meter distance[17] and 2nd in the 200 meter distance.[18]
At the 2022 World Championships (long course) in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 7th in the 200 meter distance.[19]
At the 2023 World Championships (long course) in Fukuoka, Japan he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 5th in the 200 meter distance.[20]
At the 2024 World Championships (long course) in Doha, Corbeau competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke.He won a silver medal in the 200 meter race,[10] and finished seventh in the 100 meter distance.[21][22]
At the 2025 World Championships (long course) in Singapore, Corbeau competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke.He won a bronze medal in the 200 meter race[23], and finished fourth in the 100 meter distance[24].
At the third stop of the 2025 World Aquatics World Cup series, held in Toronto, Canada in October 2025, he became the first man to break the 2:00 barrier in the 200 meter breaststroke, swimming a 1:59.52.[25]
