Minna Atherton

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Minna Atherton
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Minna Atherton Bond University Gold Coast Australia pic: Cavan Flynn
Personal information
National teamAustralia
Born (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 24) [1] [2]
Auchenflower, Queensland
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
ClubBond
CoachChris Mooney [3]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Australia
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Gwangju 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Hangzhou 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Hangzhou 4×200 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Singapore 100 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Singapore200 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Singapore4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Singapore50 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Singapore4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Singapore4×100 m mixed medley
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Maui 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Maui200 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Maui4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Maui4×100 m medley

Minna Atherton (born 17 May 2000) is an Australian competitive swimmer who won the gold medals in the 100- and 200-metre backstroke events at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore. She tied the junior world record (held by American Claire Adams) in the 100-metre backstroke [4] [5] and broke the Championships record in the 200-metre backstroke. [6]

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In December 2015 at the Queensland State Swimming Championships in Brisbane, she broke the junior world record in the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 59.37. [7] Two months later, in February 2016, she twice broke the junior world record in the 50-metre backstroke at the Brisbane Sprint Championships. In the heats she swam 27.73, followed by 27.49 in the final. [8]

In April 2016, Atherton did not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her best result at the Australian trials was a third-place finish in the 100-meter backstroke behind Emily Seebohm, who trains at the same club as Atherton, and Madison Wilson. [9] Seebohm and Wilson were the gold and silver medalists in this event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.

In 2018 she took part in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and took part in the 50M Backstroke event, but did not reach the final.

International Swimming League

Atherton is a member of the London Roar team, competing in the International Swimming League (ISL). The ISL is an annual professional swimming league featuring a team-based competition format with fast paced race sessions. 12 teams featuring the world’s best swimmers competed for the ISL title in 2021. During the 2019 International Swimming League season Atherton was the leading female backstroker in the league, winning ten of the twelve backstroke events she contested for the London Roar. Atherton was also the first person to break a world record while swimming an ISL race when she clocked 54.89 to win a 100 metre backstroke race at Budapest in October 2019. [10]

World records

Short course metres

No.EventTimeMeetLocationDateStatusRef
1100 m backstroke54.89 2019 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary 27 October 2019Current [11]

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References

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Records
Preceded by Women's 100 backstroke
world record holder (short course)

27 October 2019 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent