Adrian Radley (born 22 April 1976) is a retired Australian

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specializing in the backstroke events. He is best known for winning a gold and bronze medal in the men's 100 m backstroke and the men's medley relay at the

1997 FINA Short Course World Championships The 3rd FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were an international swimming meet organized by FINA. It was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden April 17−20, 1997; and featured 501 swimmers from 71 nations. Competing nations The 7 ...

in Gothenburg, Sweden. The medley relay consisted of a young team of Adrian Radley, Philip Rogers,

Geoff Huegill Geoffrey Andrew Huegill (born 4 March 1979) is an Australian swimmer and dual Olympian who won seventy-two international medals, including two medals in Olympics and six world champion titles, throughout his career. He held eight world records, i ...

and Michael Klim. It was the first time the Australians had set a world record in a relay event in over 30 years, beating the US team to Silver at the Championships and signaled the start of the men's teams resurgence as one of the world’s best relay teams. Adrian continued to win the sport throughout 1998 having continued success at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games which saw him win a gold and silver medal. The same year saw Adrian rewrite the record books as a dual Commonwealth Record Holder in the 100m and 200m backstroke. His success continued abroad winning the 1997 and 1998 World Cup and was named best male backstroker. He also competed for his native, and only country at the

1998 World Aquatics Championships The 8th FINA World Championships or the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held from 8 to 17 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia. The championships features competition in all five of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, S ...

and the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

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where he won a gold medal as a part of the men's medley relay and an individual silver medal in the men's 200 m backstroke again in World Record time. This was the first time the USA had been beaten in the men's Medley Relay at a World Championship. Despite swimming more than a week, Radley completed a double bachelor's degree in commerce with majors in Strategy, Marketing and Accounting and now works for multinational professional services firm

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as a Director in their Enterprise practice. Adrian lives with his partner, Belinda, and his two daughters Sienna (2010) and Charlotte (2011) in Perth, Western Australia.

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* * 1976 births Living people Australian male backstroke swimmers World record setters in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub

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