Justin Neville Norris (born 4 June 1980) is an Australian butterfly and individual medley swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 200 metres butterfly at the

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in Sydney, Australia.

Early life

Coming from

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, Norris relocated to the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra in 1999 after being awarded a scholarship. He subsequently gained selection for Australia at the

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in Sydney.

Swimming career

At his first Olympics in Sydney, Norris made a poor start, missing the final of the 400-metre individual medley. However, he qualified for the final of the 200-metre butterfly, where he was considered an outsider. Norris attacked from the start, contesting the lead over the first 100-metre. Willed on by a partisan home crowd, he managed to hang on to the third position as the favourites surged for the finish line. While being interviewed on the pool deck, a bewildered Norris repeatedly used what has become his winning catchphrase – "I'm stoked." In 2001, Norris claimed another bronze medal at the 2001 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, this time in the 200-metre individual medley, and in 2002 collected triple gold in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley and the 200-metre butterfly at the

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in Manchester. However, in 2003, he had no success in his three events, failing to medal at the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. He fared even worse at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, failing to reach a single final.

Later life

Justin now also manages multiple popular

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channels with his wife Brooke, following the life his family "The Norris Nuts", originally started to document his daughter, Sabre Norris, and her athletic achievements.

References

External links

Justin Norris Swim Academy

The Norris Nuts

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Early life

Swimming career

Later life

See also

References

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