Bronte Amelia Arnold Barratt, OAM (born 8 February 1989) is a retired Australian competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and Olympic gold medallist.

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Born in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

on 8 February 1989, Barratt was coached by John Rodgers at the Albany Creek Swim Club. At the 2006 World Short Course Championships held in Shanghai, she won a gold medal in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay and an individual silver medal in the 400-metre freestyle. In 2007, she broke the oldest record in swimming for Australian women when she broke Tracey Wickham's 29-year-old record in the 400m freestyle. Barratt competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the women's 200-metre and 400-metre freestyle events. She was also part of the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay team, winning gold in the final, and breaking the now-previous world record by a full six seconds. She swam the second 200 metres after

Stephanie Rice Stephanie Louise Rice, OAM (born 17 June 1988) is an Australian former competitive swimmer. She won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009. On 9 April 2 ...

, and before

Kylie Palmer Kylie Jayne Palmer, OAM (born 25 February 1990), is an Australian distance freestyle swimmer. She attended Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell. She was Sports Captain for her house, Pegasus and represented the school in many aquatic events. Sh ...

and Linda Mackenzie. In 2009, she received the Medal of the

Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

"For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". Barratt won a bronze medal in the women's 200-metre freestyle at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London, and silver in the freestyle relay. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she was part of the Australian freestyle relay team that won gold in a new Games record, along with winning individual bronzes in the 200 and 400 m freestyle. At the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, Barratt represented Australia in both the 200m freestyle & 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, winning silver in the freestyle relay.

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* * * * * * * * * * * * 1989 births Living people Australian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games World record setters in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) People educated at St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School 21st-century Australian women Swimmers from Brisbane {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub

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