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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27) Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Williamson (born 19 December 1997) is an Australian international swimmer. He has represented Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and won one gold, two silver and a bronze medal.
Biography
Williamson is from Melbourne. He attended Sandringham College, graduating in 2015 and receiving a prestigious ATAR in the 90's (including a study score of 44 in English, placing him in roughly the top 2 percent of the state) He was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he competed in the men's 50m metres breaststroke, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. He also reached the final of the 100m breaststroke and won a bronze medal.
At the 2022 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships, held in Sydney in August, Williamson won the gold medal in the 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke, and 200 meter breaststroke.
References
- ^ "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Samuel Williamson bio". Commonwealth Games Australia. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Sandringham College Newsletter". Naavi. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- "Sandringham College Study Scores 2015". Quppa. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- "Adam Peaty ends 50m breaststroke hoodoo with Commonwealth Games gold". Sports Mole. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "FINA profile". Fina. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- Hy-Tek (27 August 2022). "2022 Australian Short Course Championships: Results". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- Hanson, Ian (27 August 2022). "Sydney Sprints: Lani Pallister Clocks Australian Record In 800 Freestyle; David Johnston Shines Again". Swimming World. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
External links
- Samuel Williamson at World Aquatics
- Samuel Williamson at SwimRankings.net
- Samuel Williamson at the International Swimming League
- Samuel Williamson at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Samuel Williamson at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Samuel Williamson at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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