Minna Atherton
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 Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2000[1] (age 15–16[2]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brisbane Grammar Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | David Lush[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Minna Atherton (born 2000) is an Australian competitive swimmer who won the gold medals in the 100- and 200-metre backstroke events at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore. She tied the junior world record (held by American Claire Adams) in the 100-metre backstroke[4][5] and broke the Championships record in the 200-metre backstroke.[6]
In December 2015 at the Queensland State Swimming Championships in Brisbane, she broke the junior world record in the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 59.37.[7] Two months later, in February 2016, she twice broke the junior world record in the 50-metre backstroke at the Brisbane Sprint Championships. In the heats she swam 27.73, followed by 27.49 in the final.[8]
In April 2016, Atherton did not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her best result at the Australian trials was a third-place finish in the 100-meter backstroke behind Emily Seebohm, who trains at the same club as Atherton, and Madison Wilson.[9] Seebohm and Wilson were the gold and silver medalists in this event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
References
- ↑ "Women's 200m Backstroke Final Start List". Omega Timing. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ Lord, Craig (7 February 2016). "Minna Atherton Sharpens The Blade In Aussie Back Battle : 27.73, Then 27.49 WJRs". Swimvortex. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Quiet achiever Minna Atherton looks to go back-to-back". Swimming Australia. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ Chua Siang Yee (27 August 2015). "Swimming: Minna steals the show". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "Minna Atherton Ties World Junior Record in 100 Back Finals at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Minna Atherton Pops Meet Record in 200 Back at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ Lord, Craig (16 December 2015). "Minna Atherton Advances Again: Into World Top 10 With 59.37 Aussie Age Mark". Swimvortex. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ Keith, Braden (7 February 2016). "Minna Atherton Breaks Junior World Record at Local Brisbane Meet". Swimswam. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ Colman, Mike (9 April 2016). "Schoolgirl gives Rio-bound backstrokers Emily Seebohm, Madison Wilson almighty scare". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. Retrieved 13 May 2016.