Samuel Williamson (born 19 December 1997) is an Australian international

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. He has represented Australia at the

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and won one gold, two silver and a bronze medal.

Biography

Williamson is from

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. He attended

Sandringham College Sandringham College, established in 1988, is a two-campus secondary college located in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Sandringham. In 1987 the State Government of Victoria decided to merge four schools: Beaumaris High School, Hampton Hi ...

, graduating in 2015 and receiving a prestigious ATAR in the 90's (including a study score of 44 in English, placing him in roughly the top 2 percent of the state) He was selected for the

in Birmingham, where he competed in the men's 50m metres breaststroke, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. He also reached the final of the 100m breaststroke and won a bronze medal. At the 2022 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships, held in

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in August, Williamson won the gold medal in the 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke, and 200 meter breaststroke.Hy-Tek (27 August 2022)
"2022 Australian Short Course Championships: Results"
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"Sydney Sprints: Lani Pallister Clocks Australian Record In 800 Freestyle; David Johnston Shines Again"
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''. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

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* * 1997 births Living people Australian male breaststroke swimmers Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian sportsmen People from Mount Waverley, Victoria Swimmers from Melbourne Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Australia {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub