Samuel Short
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 2003 Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "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
[edit]- 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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