Bronte Barratt
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Bronte Amelia Arnold Barratt OAM
(born 8 February 1989) is a competitive swimmer from Australia
. At the World Short Course Championships held in Shanghai
in 2006, Barratt won the gold medal in women's 4x200m freestyle relay and an individual silver medal in the 400m freestyle.
In 2007, she broke the oldest record in swimming for Australian women when she broke Tracey Wickham
's 29 year old record in the 400m freestyle.
Barratt competed in the 2008 Olympic Games over 200m and 400m freestyle. She was also part of the Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay team, winning gold in the final, and breaking the now-previous world record by a full six seconds. She swam the second 200m after good friend Stephanie Rice
, and before Kylie Palmer
and Linda Mackenzie
.
Order of Australia
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(born 8 February 1989) is a competitive swimmer from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. At the World Short Course Championships held in Shanghai
Shanghai
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in 2006, Barratt won the gold medal in women's 4x200m freestyle relay and an individual silver medal in the 400m freestyle.
In 2007, she broke the oldest record in swimming for Australian women when she broke Tracey Wickham
Tracey Wickham
Tracey Lee Wickham MBE OAM is an Australian former middle distance world champion swimmer. Despite her success in the pool, Wickham has battled financial hardship and personal tragedy throughout her life....
's 29 year old record in the 400m freestyle.
Barratt competed in the 2008 Olympic Games over 200m and 400m freestyle. She was also part of the Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay team, winning gold in the final, and breaking the now-previous world record by a full six seconds. She swam the second 200m after good friend Stephanie Rice
Stephanie Rice
Stephanie Louise Rice OAM is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane...
, and before Kylie Palmer
Kylie Palmer
Kylie Jayne Palmer OAM , is an Australian distance freestyle swimmer.She attended Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell...
and Linda Mackenzie
Linda Mackenzie
Linda June Mackenzie OAM is an Australian freestyle swimmer. She tends to prefer the longer 200m/400m/800m events and has won the Australian 400m national title five years in a row...
.