Brianna Throssell (born 10 February 1996) is an Australian professional

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currently representing DC Trident at the

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. Throssell competed in the

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, where she won seven bronze medals. She represented her country at the

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where she finished third in the semi-finals with a time of 2:07:19 behind Zhou Yilin and Zhang Yufei. She qualified for the final and finished last with a time of 2:07:87. Throssell again represented Australia at the

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, held in

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in 2021, where she swam in the 100m and 200m butterfly events, coming in 8th place in the final of the 200m event. She won a gold medal in the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay and a bronze medal in the Mixed 4 x 100 metre medley relay after swimming the butterfly leg in the heats for both events. She also won a bronze medal in the Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay after swimming in the heats of that event. In the

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Throssell was awarded the

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World records

Long course metres

split 1:55.60 (3rd leg); with

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(1st leg),

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(2nd leg),

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(4th leg)

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