Samuel Short

Samuel Short
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21)
Queensland, Australia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Australia
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 1500 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 400 m freestyle

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]

Biography

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Sam Short bio". Commonwealth Games Australia. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
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