sport.wikisort.org - AthleteFlynn Southam (born 5 June 2005) is an Australian swimmer. He won three gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, one each in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, and the 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay. At the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, he won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, 200 metre freestyle, and the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, and silver medals in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay and the 4×100 metre medley relay.
Australian swimmer
Flynn Southam
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Nationality | Australian |
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Born | (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 17) Murdoch, Western Australia |
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Sport | Swimming |
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Strokes | Freestyle |
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Club | Bond University[1] |
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Coach | Chris Mooney[1] |
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Background
Southam was born 5 June 2005 in Australia.[2] He trains at Bond University in Gold Coast, Queensland under the guidance of head coach Chris Mooney.[1]
Career
2022
2022 Australian Swimming Championships
At the 2022 Australian Swimming Championships, held in Adelaide in May, Southam qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, based on his time of 48.76 and third-place finish in the 100 metre freestyle, and the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, based on his fourth-place finish in the 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:46.82.[3]
2022 Commonwealth Games
On day one of swimming competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, conducted at Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England starting in July, Southam won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay, contributing a split of 49.21 for the first leg of the preliminaries before being substituted out for William Yang in the final.[4][5] The following day, he won a second gold medal, this time leading off the 4×100 metre freestyle relay in the final with a time of 48.54 seconds to help achieve a new Games record time of 3:11.12 with finals relay teammates Zac Incerti, William Yang, and Kyle Chalmers.[6] Two days later, he went three for three in his relay events, helping win the gold medal in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay in a Games record time of 7:04.96 by contributing a split of 1:46.08 for the second leg of the relay in the final.[7] In his final event, the 50 metre freestyle, he placed tenth in the semifinals with a time of 22.60 seconds.[8]
2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
2022 Junior Pan Pac Championships |
 | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.11 (CR) |
 | 100 m freestyle | 48.23 (CR) |
 | 4×200 m freestyle | 7:13.07 (CR) |
 | 50 m freestyle | 22.36 |
 | 4×100 m freestyle | 3:18.06 |
 | 4×100 m medley | 3:36.96 |
For the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, held at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in August in Honolulu, United States, Southam won the gold medal in the 200 metre freestyle with a Championships record of 1:47.11, breaking former record of 1:47.65 set by Drew Kibler in 2018.[9][10][11][12] The following day, he won the gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a Championships record time of 48.23 seconds, lowering the former mark of 48.91 established by Jack Cartwright in 2016, and finishing over one full second ahead of silver medalist Thomas Heilman of the United States.[13][14] Later in the finals session, he helped win the gold medal in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay in a Championships record time of 7:13.07, leading off the relay with a time of 1:47.30.[14][15][16] On the third day, he helped win the silver medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay in a final time of 3:18.06, leading-off the relay with a 48.43.[10][17]
Starting off the fourth and final day, Southam ranked third in the preliminaries of the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 22.75 seconds and qualified for the final.[10][18] For his first event of the evening finals session, he won the gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle, finishing in a time of 22.36 seconds, which was 0.14 seconds ahead of the two Americans who tied for the silver medal.[10][19] Concluding the Championships, he helped win the silver medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay, splitting a 47.87 for the freestyle leg of the relay to contribute to the final mark of 3:36.96.[10][20][21] Across his individual events, he earned a total of 27 points for his placings, ranking as the second highest scoring male swimmer, only one point behind fellow Australian Joshua Staples.[22]
2022 World Short Course Championships
Southam was named to the Team Australia roster in early September for the 2022 World Short Course Championships in Melbourne, which was a little over two months before the start of competition.[23]
International championships (50 m)
Meet |
50 freestyle |
100 freestyle |
200 freestyle |
4×100 freestyle |
4×200 freestyle |
4×100 medley |
4×100 mixed freestyle |
Junior level |
PACJ 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Senior level |
CG 2022 | 10th | | |  |  | | [a] |
- a Southam swam only in the prelims heats.
References
- Bowen, Jess (21 July 2022). "Young gun Flynn Southam prepares to make his first big splash". wearegoldcoast.com.au. 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Flynn Southam". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- Hy-Tek (22 May 2022). "2022 Australian Swimming Championships". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay Heats Results Summary". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final Results". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final Results". Longines. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final Results". Longines. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 50m Freestyle Semi-Finals Results Summary". Longines. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- USA Swimming (24 August 2022). "Day 1 Finals | Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships". YouTube. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- Hy-Tek (24 August 2022). "2022 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Results". swmeets.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- Penland, Spencer (24 August 2022). "Australia's Flynn Southam Downs Jr Pan Pacs Record In Boys 200 Free With 1:47.11". SwimSwam. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Teen Bondies make a splash in Hawaii". Bond University. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- De George, Matthew (25 August 2022). "Junior Pan Pacs: Day 2 Finals – Flynn Southam Outduels Thomas Heilman in 100 Free". Swimming World. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- Sagendorph, Kyle (26 August 2022). "U.S. Grabs One Relay, Three Individual Titles on Junior Pan Pacs Night Two". USA Swimming. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- USA Swimming (25 August 2022). "Day 2 Finals | Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships". YouTube. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- Penland, Spencer (26 August 2022). "Southam And Staples Split 1:47 To Lead Australia To Boys 4×200 Jr Pan Pacs Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- Lohn, John (26 August 2022). "Junior Pan Pacs – Day 3 Finals: Erin Gemmell Completes Freestyle Triple With Meet Record in 400". Swimming World. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- USA Swimming (27 August 2022). "Day 4 Prelims | Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships". YouTube. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- Lohn, John (27 August 2022). "Junior Pan Pacs – Day 4 Finals: Maximus Williamson Crushes NAG Record (15-16) in 200 IM; Flynn Southam Triples". Swimming World. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- USA Swimming (27 August 2022). "Day 4 Finals | Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships". YouTube. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- Penland, Spencer (27 August 2022). "Heilman Throws Down 51.71 Fly Split As U.S. Breaks 4×100 Medley Jr Pan Pac Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- Lepesant, Anne (28 August 2022). "Erin Gemmell, Joshua Staples Top The Points Tables At 2022 Junior Pan Pacs". SwimSwam. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- "Dolphins Named For Home World Short Course Championships". Swimming Australia. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
External links
Commonwealth champions in men's 4×100 m freestyle relay |
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- 1962–1966: 4×110 yards
- 1970–present: 4×100 metres
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- 1962:
Dickson, Rose, Doak, Phelps (AUS)
- 1966:
Dickson, Ryan, Wenden, Windle (AUS)
- 1970:
White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish (AUS)
- 1974:
Phillips, Robertson, MacDonald, MacKenzie (CAN)
- 1978:
Sawchuk, MacDonald, Smith, Szmidt (CAN)
- 1982:
Brewer, Fasala, Delany, Brooks (AUS)
- 1986:
Fasala, Stockwell, Renshaw, Brooks (AUS)
- 1990:
Baildon, Fydler, Vander-Wal, Cooper (AUS)
- 1994:
Baildon, Fydler, Lange, Sheehan (AUS)
- 1998:
Callus, Fydler, Thorpe, Klim (AUS)
- 2002:
Callus, Pearson, Hackett, Thorpe (AUS)
- 2006:
Zandberg, Ferns, Schoeman, Neethling (RSA)
- 2010:
Richardson, Sullivan, D'Orsogna, Magnussen (AUS)
- 2014:
D'Orsogna, Abood, Magnussen, McEvoy (AUS)
- 2018:
McEvoy, Magnussen, Cartwright, Chalmers (AUS)
- 2022:
Southam, Incerti, Yang, Chalmers (AUS)
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Commonwealth Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay |
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- 1970:
White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish (AUS)
- 1974:
Kulasalu, Wenden, Nay, Badger (AUS)
- 1978:
Brewer, Morgan, Metzker, McKeon (AUS)
- 1982:
McGufficke, McKeon, Rowe, Brewer (AUS)
- 1986:
Armstrong, Dale, Gleria, Stachewicz (AUS)
- 1990:
Lord, Brown, Roberts, Stachewicz (AUS)
- 1994:
Housman, Perkins, Roberts, Dunn (AUS)
- 1998:
Kowalski, Thorpe, Dunn, Klim (AUS)
- 2002:
Hackett, Dunne, Cram, Thorpe (AUS)
- 2006:
Burnett, Scotcher, Milwain, Davenport (ENG)
- 2010:
Fraser-Holmes, Ffrost, Napoleon, Monk (AUS)
- 2014:
McEvoy, McKeon, McKendry, Fraser-Holmes (AUS)
- 2018:
Graham, Chalmers, Winnington, Horton (AUS)
- 2022:
Winnington, Southam, Incerti, Horton (AUS)
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