Edmund Merryman Cooper (9 September 1912 â January 2003) was a Bermudian swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics: the men's 400 metres freestyle (with a time of 5:53.8) and the 4x200 metres freestyle relay. His brother, Forster Cooper, and son, Edmund Kirkland Cooper, were also both OlympiansâÂÂin swimming and sailing, respectively.