Apostolos Christou

Apostolos Christou is a Greek backstroke swimmer, born on 1 November 1996. He holds the Greek national records in the 100 metre freestyle and in the 50 and 100 metre backstroke, and has contributed to national record swims in several relays. A three-time Olympian, he swam at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, qualified again in 2021 and in 2024 took the silver medal in the 200 metre backstroke, which made him the first Greek Olympic medallist in swimming since the inaugural Games of 1896. He also holds a World Championship bronze medal alongside a long list of European Championship medals. Early in his career he won the 100 metre backstroke at the 2013 World Junior Championships and set world junior records at the 2014 European Junior Championships, and he has swum in the International Swimming League for the Aqua Centurions and the LA Current.