Adrian Radley (born 22 April 1976) is a retired Australian

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

specialising in

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

events. He is best known for winning a gold medal in the men's 100 m backstroke, and bronze in the men's medley relay, at the

1997 FINA Short Course World Championships The 3rd FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were an international swimming meet organized by FINA. It was held at the Scandinavium Scandinavium () is an indoor arena located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1 ...

in Gothenburg, Sweden. Radley also competed at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

, where he won a gold medal as a part of the men's medley relay and an individual silver medal in the men's 200 m

Radley completed a double bachelor's degree in commerce with majors in Strategy, Marketing and Accounting and is a Partner at professional services firm

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. He lives with his partner and two daughters in Perth, Western Australia.

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* * 1976 births Living people Australian male backstroke swimmers World record setters in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games swimmers for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub

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