Jean Basson
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Jean Basson is an Olympic swimmer from South Africa
. At the 2008 Olympic Games
, Basson placed fourth in the 200 m freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97. Basson lives and trains in Tucson, Arizona
, under coach Frank Busch
. He was on the University of Arizona
swim team.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. At the 2008 Olympic Games
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, Basson placed fourth in the 200 m freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97. Basson lives and trains in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, under coach Frank Busch
Frank Busch
Frank Busch is a national-team and Olympic swimming coach from the USA. He as a coach for the USA Olympic teams in 2004 and 2008.In May 2011 he began serving as USA Swimming's National Team Director. Prior to USA Swimming, Busch was the Swimming Head Coach for Arizona Wildcats at the University of...
. He was on the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
swim team.