Brendon Smith

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Brendon Smith
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2000-07-04) July 4, 2000 (age 21)[1]
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubNunawading
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Junior Pan Pacific Championships 0 1 1
Olympic Games 0 0 1
Universiade 0 0 1
Total 0 1 3
Men's swimming
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 400 m medley
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples 4×200 m freestyle relay
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Suva 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Suva 4×200 m freestyle relay

Brendon Smith is an Australian swimmer. He has competed in the Summer Universiade and the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials and provisionally part of the Australian swimming team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

At the Tokyo Olympic Games[2] Smith broke both the Australian and Commonwealth record for the Men's 400m Individual Medley in the heats in a time of 4.09.27. His finals performance secured him a bronze medal in the event and also marked Australia's first medal for the Tokyo Olympics.

Career[]

Smith trains with the Nunawading Swimming Club in Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs.[3] In 2018 he was named by SwimSwam as one of the "20 Australians Under 20 You Need to be Watching" in the men's category.[4] He competed in the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in the 200 m, 400 m and 800 m freestyle events and the 200 m individual medley, winning the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle event.[5] A year later in 2019, Smith competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade[1] in Naples, Italy in the 200 m breaststroke, 800 m freestyle and 400 m individual medley and won the bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay alongside Maxwell Carleton, Ashton Brinkworth, Jacob Hansford and Cameron Tysoe.[6]

2021 Summer Olympics Trials[]

Smith would compete at the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials in the 200 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle as well as both the 200 m and 400 m individual medleys. He would qualify for the Olympic team after swimming to an Australian record in the 400 m individual medley final with a time of 4:10.04, surpassing the previous record set by Thomas Fraser-Holmes at the 2013 Australian Swimming Championships.[7][8]

Personal life[]

Smith is a student at La Trobe University, studying a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Finance.[1]

Smith is a lifesaver at the Half Moon Bay SLSC in Black Rock, Victoria. He competed at the Australian Youth Lifesaving Team at the 2018 Lifesaving World Championships. Smith was the only Victorian on the team. He broke two records and took home five medals, including a win in the men's 17-18 200m Obstacle Race.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Brendon Smith reflects on World Universiade success". La Trobe University. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Current Nunawading Elite Athletes". Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ Baylis, Paddy (26 December 2018). "20 Australians Under 20 You Need to be Watching – Men". SwimSwam. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Event 19 Men 400 LC Meter Freestyle". 25 August 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results". Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ Dornan, Ben (13 June 2021). "BRENDON SMITH HITS 4:10.04 400 IM AUSTRALIAN RECORD TO QUALIFY FOR TOKYO". SwimSwam. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Event 2 Male 400 LC Metre IM". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Brendon Smith". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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