Caspar Corbeau
Caspar Corbeau is a Dutch-American swimmer, representing the Netherlands at international competitions. He is a 2024 Olympics bronze medalist in the men's 200 meter breaststroke.
Early life
Corbeau was born in Santa Cruz, California, and raised in the Portland, Oregon area. His father, Jim Corbeau, and his mother, Shannon Hocom Corbeau, were competitive swimmers for Aptos High School in Santa Cruz, and later UC Berkeley and UCLA swim teams, respectively. Their three children, Caspar, Angus and Nicolien, are also competitive swimmers.Corbeau started swimming at the age of eight. From 2010 to 2019 he swam for the Tualatin Hills Swim Club in Tualatin, Oregon,
where he was coached by Christopher Pfaffenroth. Corbeau attended Sunset High School in Beaverton, Oregon and graduated in 2019.
Career
Collegiate
From 2019 to 2023, Corbeau attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he majored in kinesiology. At Texas, he was coached by Hall of Famer Eddie Reese, and was a member of the 2021 NCAA National Championship and 2022 NCAA National Runner-up teams. Corbeau was an 22-time All-American, 16-time Big 12 Champion, 2020 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year; and College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American First Team for all four years at Texas.In 2024, it was announced that Corbeau will join the Indiana University swim team as a mid-year graduate student in Spring 2025.
Olympic Games
He competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke.At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Corbeau competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke. He finished 8th in the 100 meter distance. In the 200 meter race, Corbeau finished third with a time of 2:07.90, and earned a bronze medal.
European Championships
At the 2021 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 7th in the 200 meter distance.At the 2023 European Championships in Otopeni, Romania he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 3rd in the 100 meter distance and 1st in the 200 meter distance.
At the 2025 European Championships in Lublin, Poland, he completed he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 1st in the 100 meter distance and 2nd in the 200 meter distance.
World Championships
At the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 7th in the 200 meter distance.At the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan he competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, finishing 5th in the 200 meter distance.
At the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Corbeau competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke.
He won a silver medal in the 200 meter race, and finished seventh in the 100 meter distance.
At the 2025 World Championships in Singapore, Corbeau competed in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke.
He won a bronze medal in the 200 meter race, and finished fourth in the 100 meter distance.