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| Minna
ATHERTON |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Australia
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 17 May 2000
in Brisbane, AUS |
| Height | 1.81 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Moreton Bay: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Biomedical Science - Bond University: Gold Coast, QLD, AUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Spending time with friends and her dog. (swimming.org.au, 01 Jan 2019) |
Famous relatives |
Her grandfather competed in cycling for New Zealand. (results.gc2018.com, 01 Mar 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"My physical education teacher in primary school thought I'd be good at swimming, so I started training." |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Australian swimmer Emily Seebohm. (gc2018.com, 01 Mar 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
David Lush [club] |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming competitively at age 10. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Trust the process." (swimming.org.au, 01 Jan 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2019 she was presented with the Most Outstanding Sporting Achievement by a Student-Athlete award by UniSport Australia. (unisport.com.au, 14 May 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
General Interest |
Other sports |
She has competed in open water swimming, including at the 2020 Queensland Championships in Australia. (swimswam.com, 17 Oct 2020; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 15 Oct 2020) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Backstroke |
28.32 |
| 6 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Backstroke |
2:08.26 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Backstroke |
58.85 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:53.42 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Backstroke |
2:05.05 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
2:03.98 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
56.74 |
| 8 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
DSQ |
| 3 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:36.34 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:36.40 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:45.79 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Backstroke |
57.99 |
| 11 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Backstroke |
2:05.74 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Backstroke |
27.14 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 18 |
2021 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 6 |
2021 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Backstroke |
57.91 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Backstroke |
2:04.87 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Backstroke |
26.36 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Backstroke |
56.58 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Backstroke |
2:02.39 |
| 12 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 1 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
56.49 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
2:02.02 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Backstroke |
26.65 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Backstroke |
26.45 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Backstroke |
56.21 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Backstroke |
2:02.20 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:39.69 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
26.32 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
56.04 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
2:02.88 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:39.74 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:32.25 |
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