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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21) Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia
Samuel Short (born 17 September 2003) is an Australian competitive swimmer. He has represented Australia at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Short won a gold medal in the 1500m Freestyle and a silver in the 400m Freestyle at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well as a silver medal as part of the 4x200m Freestyle Relay at the 2022 World Championships.
Biography
Short competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in the 1500 metres freestyle. He qualified despite finishing two laps early by mistake at the National trials.
In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in the men's 400 metres freestyle, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. Short also won a gold medal in the 1500m Freestyle.
Personal Best
Sam short has a personal best of 3.40.68 in the 400 free which is the 7th fastest performance in history.
Sam short has a personal best of 7.37.76 in the 800 free which is an Australian and Commonwealth record. His cousin Raph is still better though.
Continental Records
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National Records
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Awards
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References
- ^ "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Sam Short bio". Commonwealth Games Australia. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Swimmer Samuel Short stops two laps early in 'heartbreaking' brain fade but still makes Aussie team". Fox Sports. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Ellie Cole, Sam Short and Mollie O'Callaghan's different journeys on the opening night at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games". ABC News. ABC. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
External links
- Samuel Short at World Aquatics
- Samuel Short at SwimRankings.net
- Samuel Short at Olympics.com
- Samuel Short at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Sam Short at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Sam Short at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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