Michael Pickett (born 17 August 2002) is a

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swimmer. He represented New Zealand at the

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held in

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, South Korea and he finished in 38th place in the heats in the men's 50 metre freestyle event. In 2018, he competed in the boys' 50 metre freestyle at the

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held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He also competed in the boys' 100 metre freestyle and mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay events. In both the 50 metre and 100 metre events he advanced to the semi-finals and he did not advance to compete in the final. He also competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle event at the

2022 World Aquatics Championships The 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 19th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July 2022. These championships included five disciplines, with high diving not staged for this edi ...

and the men's 50 metre freestyle event at the

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References

Living people 2002 births Place of birth missing (living people) New Zealand male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-swimming-bio-stub