Samuel Short (born 17 September 2003) is an Australian competitive swimmer. He has represented Australia at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Short won a gold medal in the 1500m Freestyle and a silver in the 400m Freestyle at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well as a silver medal as part of the Freestyle Relay at the 2022 World Championships.

Biography

Short competed 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 ...

in the 1500 metres freestyle. He qualified despite finishing two laps early by mistake at the National trials. In 2022, he was selected for the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

in Birmingham where he competed in the men's 400 metres freestyle, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. Short also won a gold medal in the 1500m Freestyle.

Personal Best

Short has a personal best of 3.40.68 in the 400 free, which is the 7th fastest performance in history. Short has a personal best of 7.37.76 in the 800 free, which is an Australian and Commonwealth record.

Continental Records

National Records

Awards

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* * 2003 births Living people Australian male freestyle swimmers Male freestyle swimmers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportsmen from Queensland 21st-century Australian sportsmen Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Australia {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub