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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 1998 Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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