Bronte Barratt facts for kids
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Bronte Barratt at the 2011 Santa Clara Grand Invitational
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| Nickname(s) | "Bazzy" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1989 Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Height | 171 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | St Peters Western | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Michael Bohl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bronte Barratt is a famous Australian swimmer. She was born on February 8, 1989. Bronte is an Olympic gold medalist. She is known for her amazing freestyle swimming.
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Bronte Barratt's Swimming Career
Early Swimming Days
Bronte Barratt was born in Brisbane, Australia. She started her swimming journey at the Albany Creek Swim Club. Her coach was John Rodgers.
First Big Wins
In 2006, Bronte competed in the World Short Course Championships. This event was held in Shanghai. She won a gold medal there. This was for the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay race. She also earned a silver medal on her own. This was in the 400-metre freestyle event.
In 2007, Bronte broke an old Australian swimming record. She beat Tracey Wickham's 29-year-old record. This was for the 400m freestyle event.
Olympic Success
Bronte took part in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She swam in the 200-metre and 400-metre freestyle races. She was also part of the 4×200-metre freestyle relay team. This team won a gold medal! They even broke the world record by six seconds. Bronte swam the second part of the relay. Her teammates were Stephanie Rice, Kylie Palmer, and Linda Mackenzie.
After the 2008 Olympics, Bronte received a special award. It was called the Medal of the Order of Australia. This award was for her great service to sport.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Bronte won more medals. She got a bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle. She also won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.
Commonwealth Games and More
In 2014, Bronte competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She was part of the Australian 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team. They won a gold medal and set a new Games record. She also won two individual bronze medals. These were for the 200 m and 400 m freestyle races.
Bronte continued her Olympic journey at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She represented Australia in two events. These were the 200m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.
See also
- List of Australian records in swimming
- List of Commonwealth Games records in swimming
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
