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Mitch Larkin

Larkin in 2016, at the Santa Clara Arena Grand Prix
Personal information
Nickname(s)	"Mitch" "Larkinator"
Born	(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 31) Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.88 m
Weight	75 kg
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, medley
Club	Cali Condors Chandler
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Australia Olympic Games Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m backstroke Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) Gold 2015 Kazan 100 m backstroke Gold 2015 Kazan 200 m backstroke Gold 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m mixed medley Silver 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley Silver 2017 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley Bronze 2019 Gwangju 100 m backstroke World Championships (SC) Gold 2014 Doha 100 m backstroke Gold 2016 Windsor 100 m backstroke Silver 2016 Windsor 4×100 m medley Bronze 2014 Doha 200 m backstroke Bronze 2016 Windsor 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 2018 Hangzhou 200 m backstroke Pan Pacific Championships Gold 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley Silver 2018 Tokyo 200 m medley Bronze 2014 Gold Coast 200 m backstroke Bronze 2014 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley Bronze 2018 Tokyo 100 m backstroke Bronze 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m medley Commonwealth Games Gold 2014 Glasgow 200 m backstroke Gold 2018 Gold Coast 50 m backstroke Gold 2018 Gold Coast 100 m backstroke Gold 2018 Gold Coast 200 m backstroke Gold 2018 Gold Coast 200 m medley Gold 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley Gold 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed medley Silver 2014 Glasgow 100 m backstroke Silver 2014 Glasgow 50 m backstroke Silver 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m medley Silver 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley Oceanian Championships Gold 2010 Apia 200 m medley Gold 2010 Apia 400 m medley Silver 2010 Apia 200 m backstroke

Mitchell James Larkin (born 9 July 1993) is an Australian former competitive swimmer who specialises in backstroke events. He represented the Cali Condors as part of the International Swimming League. Larkin competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

2014

Larkin won a gold medal in the 200 meter backstroke and a silver medal in both the 50 meter and 100 meter backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

2015

He won two gold in the 100 meter and 200 meter backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.

His personal best in long course events are 52.11 for the 100 meter backstroke and 1:53.17 for the 200 meter backstroke, both set at the Dubai world cup in November 2015.

In November 2015, Larkin broke the short course world record in the 200 meter backstroke, lowering it to 1:45.63.

2016

At the 2016 Summer Olympics swimming championships, Larkin represented Australia in the 100 metre and 200 metre backstroke and the 4 x 100 meter medley relay. In the 100 metre backstroke, Larkin was the third fastest in the heats with a time of 53.04 and third fastest out of the two second semi-final heats with a time of 52.70.

Despite only being three hundredths slower than his gold medal-winning time at the 2015 world championships, he missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in the final with a time of 52.43.

Larkin set a record as the first swimmer to win every backstroke event and also the most gold medals for a swimmer at a single Commonwealth Games event. Five gold medals included 50 meter, 100 meter and 200 meter backstroke, as well as the 200 meter Individual Medley and 4 x 100 meter Medley.

International Swimming League

In 2019 he was a member of the inaugural International Swimming League representing the Cali Condors, who finished third place in the final match in Las Vegas, Nevada in December. Larkin was one of the top point scorers at each match for the Condors swimming backstroke, IM, and relays.

World records

Short course metres

See also

In Spanish: Mitchell Larkin para niños

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres backstroke