Mitch Larkin
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Mitchell James Larkin (born 9 July 1993) is an Australian competitive swimmer who specialises in backstroke events. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics[3] and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Career
Larkin won a gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke and a silver medal in both the 50-metre and 100-metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and two gold in the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke at the 2015 FINA world championships in Kazan, Russia.
His personal best in long course events are 52.11 for the 100 metre backstroke[5] and 1:53.17 for the 200 metre backstroke,[6] both set at the Dubai world cup in November 2015.
In November 2015, Larkin broke the short course world record in the 200-metre backstroke, lowering it to 1:45.63.[7]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics swimming championships, Larkin represented Australia in the 100m and 200m backstroke and the 4 x 100m medley relay.[8] In the 100m 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 from men's backstroke 50m, 100m and 200m, Men's 200m Individual Medley and Men's 4 x 100m Medley.[9]
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 200 metres backstroke
References
- ^ Jeffery, Nicole. "Mitch Larkin finally settles on his new coach, Simon Cusack". The Australian. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Mitchell Larkin". swimming.org.au. Swimming Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ London 2012 Archived 28 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/mitch-larkin1
- ^ Lord, Craig (6 November 2015). "Mitch Larkin Refuses 2nd Best On The Clock: 52.11 Back Blast Seals Status At World No1". Swimvortex. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Lord, Craig (7 November 2015). "Mitch Larkin Rattles 1:53 Barrier & The Cage Of An American Olympic Tradition". Swimvortex. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Lord, Craig (27 November 2015). "Dolphin Mitch Larkin Leaps To 1:45.6 WR 200 Back Not Far Off Free Pace Of The Albatross". Swimvortex. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "2016 Australian Olympic Swimming Team selected". Australian Olympic Committee. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ Greenwood, Emma (11 April 2018). "Mitch Larkin has revealed how he was spurred on to five gold medals at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
- Mitch Larkin on X
- Mitch Larkin at Swimming Australia (archived)
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- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Australian male swimmers
- Male backstroke swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers of Australia
- Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- World record holders in swimming
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Olympic silver medalists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming