Matthew Stephen Dunn (born 2 September 1973) is an Australian former
freestyle
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and
medley
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swimmer
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who competed in three consecutive
Summer Olympics
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, starting in
1992
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.
Dunn trained at the
Australian Institute of Sport
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under Russian swimming coach
Gennadi Touretski
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, who also taught
Alexander Popov. Dunn was a specialist in the short course (25 m) events, and won several medals in the event in the 1990s. He was a multiple
Commonwealth Games
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gold medallist in the medley events and set a world record in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
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in Kuala Lumpur alongside
Ian Thorpe,
Michael Klim and
Daniel Kowalski
Daniel Steven Kowalski (born 2 July 1975) is an Australian former middle- and long-distance swimmer specialising in freestyle events. He competed in the Olympic Games in 200-, 400- and 1,500-metre individual freestyle events and in the 4 × ...
.
See also
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List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
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List of Commonwealth Games records in swimming
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World record progression 400 metres individual medley
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World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
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1973 births
Living people
Australian male medley swimmers
People educated at Knox Grammar School
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers for Australia
World record setters in swimming
Australian male freestyle swimmers
Australian Institute of Sport swimmers
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
People from Leeton, New South Wales
Sportsmen from New South Wales
Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games