Thomas William Fraser-Holmes (born 9 October 1991) is an Australian

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who made his international debut in 2010. He was an

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scholarship holder. At the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, he won individual bronze in the men's 200 m freestyle, and gold with the Australian men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay team. He competed 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 the men's 200 m freestyle, the 400 m individual medley and the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay. At the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

, he won the men's 200 m freestyle, won silver in the men's 400 m individual medley and was part of the Australian team that won gold in the men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay in a Games record. In 2015, he set a national record in the men's 400 m medley in the short course, he set the long course record in 2013. In 2015, he was also part of the Australian team that won bronze in the 4 x 200 m relay at the

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. 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 ...

, Fraser-Holmes represented Australia in the 400 m individual medley, the 200 m freestyle, and the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. In June 2017, Fraser-Holmes was banned for 12 months by

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for missing three drug tests in a one-year period. "He

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does not seem to have too much of an issue with other athletes who violate anti-doping rules, such as teammate Thomas Fraser-Holmes, who… was one of two Australian swimmers to serve 12-month suspensions starting in 2017 for missing three drugs tests in the space of 12 months." On his return, he won silver in the men's 400 m individual medley at the short course World Championships. At the 2019 World Championships, Fraser-Holmes was part of the Australian men's 4 x 200 m freestyle team that won gold.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser-Holmes, Thomas 1991 births Living people Australian Institute of Sport swimmers Australian male medley swimmers Australian male freestyle swimmers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Australia Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming 21st-century Australian people Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

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