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.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 2003 Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[3]
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.[1][4] 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.
Continental Records
National Records
Awards
References
External links
- Samuel Short at World Aquatics
- Samuel Short at SwimRankings.net
- Samuel Short at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Sam Short at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Sam Short at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
