Bronte Amelia Arnold Barratt, (born 8 February 1989) is an Australian retired competitive

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and Olympic gold medallist.

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Born in

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on 8 February 1989, Barratt was coached by John Rodgers at the Albany Creek Swim Club. 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. 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. Barratt competed in the

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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

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"For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". Barratt won a bronze medal in the women's 200-metre freestyle at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London, and silver in the freestyle relay. At the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

, she was part of the Australian freestyle relay team that won gold in a new Games record, along with winning individual bronzes in the 200 and 400 m freestyle. At the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, Barratt represented Australia in both the 200m freestyle & 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, winning silver in the freestyle relay.

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(archived) * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barratt, Bronte 1989 births Living people Australian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games World record setters in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) People educated at St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School 21st-century Australian sportswomen Swimmers from Brisbane Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportswomen from Queensland

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