Madison Wilson

Madison Maree Wilson, OAM (born 31 May 1994) is an Australian competitive swimmer who has participated in backstroke and freestyle events in the FINA world championships.

This article is about the swimmer. For the canoeist, see Madison Wilson (canoeist).

Madison Wilson
Emily Seebohm with Wilson (left) in Kazan, 2015
Personal information
Nickname(s)Madi
National teamAustralia
Born (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994[1]
Roma, Queensland, Australia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubSt Peters Western

Biography

Wilson won two medals as a member of Australian relay teams at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar: a silver in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay, and a bronze in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay.

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, Wilson won three medals: a gold as a member of the winning Australian team in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay; a silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke; and a bronze in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Wilson represents Australia in the 100 m backstroke,[2] where she finished 8th in the final.

See also

References
  1. "Madison Wilson". Rio Olympics. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "2016 Australian Olympic Swimming Team selected". Australian Olympic Committee. 14 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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