Mallory Comerford (born September 6, 1997) is an American competitive

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specializing in

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events. Comerford was the winner of five gold medals at the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

. She won

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's Golden Goggle Award for Breakout Performer of the Year for 2017. The following year, Comerford won eight medals in individual and relay events at the 2018 World Swimming Championships. She is a member of the

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swim team, which is part of the

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Career

International Swimming League

In 2019, she was a member of the inaugural

representing the

, who finished third place in the final match in Las Vegas, Nevada in December. Mallory had success as a part of many Condors relays, including the 400-meter medley relay which never lost all season.

2016

In December 2016 at the World short course championships in Windsor, Canada, Comerford finished 5th in the 200 meter freestyle, and won two gold medals and one silver medal in relays.

2017

At the 2017 NCAA Championships, she won the 200 yards freestyle in a time of 1:40.36, tied with

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. At the 2017 U.S. Nationals, she won the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle in a new US Open record of 52.81, and also qualified for the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

. Comerford won her first long-course world title at the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

in Budapest, Hungary, in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. She swam a national record in the individual 100 meter freestyle of 52.59 on the first leg. She went on to win a gold medal in each of the five available relays – three women's relays and two mixed relays. In the 4 × 100 meter mixed freestyle relay, Comerford and her teammates

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, and

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broke the world record with a time of 3:19.60.

2018 World Championships

Comerford won a total of eight medals, 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and one bronze medal, spanning both individual and relay events at the 2018 World Swimming Championships in

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, China in December 2018."14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Results Book"
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2019

At the

2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

, Comerford placed seventh in the 100m freestyle, and (with

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, and

) won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 mixed freestyle relay.

Awards and honors

* Golden Goggle Awards#Breakout_Performer_of_the_Year, Golden Goggle Award Breakout Performer of the Year: 2017Anderson, Jared (November 20, 2017)
"Full 2017-2018 Golden Goggles Winners List"
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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Comerford, Mallory 1997 births Living people American female freestyle swimmers Sportspeople from Kalamazoo, Michigan Louisville Cardinals women's swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming World record holders in swimming