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| Travis
MAHONEY |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Australia
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 24 Jul 1990
in Melbourne, AUS |
| Height | 1.90 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Adelaide, SA, AUS |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
Higher education |
Marketing, Marketing Management - Flinders University: Adelaide, SA, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming seriously at about age 16. |
Why this sport? |
"I swam as a young kid, but I was also playing basketball and tennis five times a week. I saw an opening in swimming because I had more of a natural talent for the sport." |
Club / Team |
Marion Swimming Club [AUS] / South Australian Sports Institute [AUS]: |
International Debut |
Year |
2012 |
Competing for |
Australia |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Trav (gc2018.com, 01 Apr 2018) |
Hobbies |
Watching sports, surfing, playing video games. (gc2018.com, 01 Apr 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing seventh in the 400m individual medley at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (commonwealthgames.com.au, 01 Jan 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
His family, and coach Rohan Taylor. (commonwealthgames.com.au, 01 Jan 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
Australian swimmer Michael Klim. (gc2018.com, 01 Apr 2018) |
Injuries |
In January 2021 he was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis [DVT] in his leg. (Instagram profile, 17 Jun 2021)
He had glandular fever [mononucleosis] in 2011 and missed the trials for the Australian team ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games. (audioboom.com, 27 Jun 2016; swimming.org.au, 03 Mar 2012) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"If it was easy, everyone would do it." (swimming.org.au, 01 Jan 2019) |
Ambitions |
To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (commonwealthgames.com.au, 01 Jan 2018) |
Other information |
STUDY SWITCH
He completed two years of a bachelor's degree in science education at Deakin University in Australia before switching to study marketing and marketing management at Flinders University in Adelaide, SA, Australia, in 2017. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Oct 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Individual Medley |
2:00.18 |
| 7 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:15.48 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Individual Medley |
DNS |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Individual Medley |
4:12.21 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Backstroke |
DNS |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Individual Medley |
DNS |
| 5 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:06.48 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:09.59 |
| 7 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Backstroke |
1:52.09 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Individual Medley |
1:55.98 |
| 3 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:07.27 |
| 2 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:59.46 |
| 72 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 4 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Backstroke |
1:52.04 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Individual Medley |
1:54.74 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
400m Individual Medley |
4:08.09 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Backstroke |
51.17 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:52.27 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:05.78 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
51.29 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Individual Medley |
1:56.68 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
1:58.46 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:08.15 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
53.58 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:00.31 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.52 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Backstroke |
1:58.95 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Individual Medley |
4:15.28 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Backstroke |
52.86 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Individual Medley |
2:00.34 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
200m Backstroke |
1:52.97 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
200m Individual Medley |
1:57.07 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Backstroke |
52.55 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
400m Individual Medley |
4:11.07 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
400m Individual Medley |
4:07.27 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Individual Medley |
1:55.94 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Backstroke |
1:52.45 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:32.75 |
| 6 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:08.43 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:29.61 |
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