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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 |
Business Administration - 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 [SASI] : |
Name of coach |
Peter Bishop, 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 final of 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 of science education degree at Deakin University in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, before switching to business administration in 2017 at Flinders University in Adelaide, SA. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Dec 2018) |
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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