Bronte Barratt
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Bronte Amelia Arnold Barratt, OAM[2][3] (born 8 February 1989) is an Australian competitive swimmer and Olympic gold medallist.
Career
Born in Brisbane on 8 February 1989,[1] Barratt was coached by John Rodgers at the Albany Creek Swim Club.[4] At the 2006 World Short Course Championships held in Shanghai, she won a gold medal in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay and an individual silver medal in the 400-metre freestyle.[5]
In 2007, she broke the oldest record in swimming for Australian women when she broke Tracey Wickham's 29-year-old record in the 400m freestyle.[6]
Barratt competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the women's 200-metre and 400-metre freestyle events. She was also part of the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay team, winning gold in the final, and breaking the now-previous world record by a full six seconds. She swam the second 200 metres after Stephanie Rice, and before Kylie Palmer and Linda Mackenzie. In 2009, she received the Medal of the Order of Australia "For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games".[2]
Barratt won a bronze medal in the women's 200-metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Barratt will represent Australia in both the 200m freestyle & 4x200m freestyle relay.[7]
See also
- List of Australian records in swimming
- List of Commonwealth Games records in swimming
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
References
- 1 2 3 "Bronte Barratt". fina.org. FINA. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Barratt, Bronte Amelia". It's An Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ "Results – Monday 4 October". BBC Sport. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ↑ Albany Creek Swim Club. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Bronte Barratt Swimming Profile". Elite Sports. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
- ↑ "Barratt claims Wickham's 400m record". Melbourne: The Age. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
- ↑ "2016 Australian Olympic Swimming Team selected". Australian Olympic Committee. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
