Brittany Castelluzzo

Brittany Castelluzzo
Personal information
Full nameBrittany Castelluzzo
Born (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubTea Tree Gully Swimming Club[2]
CoachCraig Stewart[2]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Australia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (LC) 1 0 0
World Championships (SC) 1 1 0
Pan Pacific Championships 1 0 0
Commonwealth Games 4 0 0
Total 7 1 0
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2022 Melbourne4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2022 Melbourne4×50 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Irvine200 m butterfly
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow4×100 m mixed medley

Brittany Castelluzzo (born 26 November 2000) is an Australian swimmer competing primarily in butterfly and freestyle events.[1] She is a World Aquatics Championships gold medallist in the long-course 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and a two-time World Short Course Championships medallist.[3]

Career

Castelluzzo represents the Tea Tree Gully Swimming Club in South Australia and trains with the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) in Adelaide under coach Craig Stewart.[2] She is designated as Australian Dolphin number 842.[2]

At the 2022 World Short Course Championships in Melbourne, Castelluzzo competed for Australia, winning a gold medal as a member of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team and a silver medal in the 4 × 50 m freestyle relay.[3]

During the Singapore leg of the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, she won the short-course 200 m butterfly in 2:03.44 and placed third in the 200 m freestyle with a time of 1:53.70.[3][4]

In 2025, Castelluzzo won the 200 m butterfly at the Australian Open Championships in a personal best time of 2:06.86.[5] At the subsequent selection trials, she recorded a time of 2:06.91 to qualify for her long-course World Championships debut in Singapore.[6] At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, she reached the semifinals of the 200 m butterfly, placing ninth overall in 2:08.04.[3] She also swam in both the heats and final of the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay; in the final, she recorded a split of 1:56.01, regaining the lead over the United States during the final 50 metres to help Australia secure the gold medal in 7:39.35.[7][8] Following the season, SASI named her its 2025 Female Athlete of the Year.[9]

At the 2026 Victorian Open Championships, Castelluzzo won four individual titles: the 100 m freestyle (54.30), 100 m butterfly (57.99), 200 m butterfly (2:07.89), and 200 m freestyle (1:57.64), while placing third in the 800 m freestyle.[10] At the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials, she placed second in both the 200 m butterfly (2:06.95) and 100 m butterfly (57.88), earning selection for the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships.[11]

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, she swam the second leg of Australia's heat in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, splitting 53.63 to help Australia qualify fastest for the final.[12][13] Australia went on to win the gold medal in the final in 3:31.40.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brittany Castelluzzo Athlete Profile". L'Équipe. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Brittany Castelluzzo Profile". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Brittany Castelluzzo". World Aquatics. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Navarro, June (2 November 2024). "World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2024 Singapore". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "2025 Australian Open Swimming Championships Results". ABC News. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "SASI Swimmers Qualify for World Championships". South Australian Sports Institute. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Australia claims gold in women's 4x200m freestyle relay in Singapore". ABC News. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Race, Retta (31 July 2025). "2025 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 4x200 Free Relay Breakdown". SwimSwam. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "SASI Annual Awards 2025". South Australian Sports Institute. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Castelluzzo dominant across four events at Victorian Open". Swimming World. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "2026 National Selection Results". Swimming SA. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026: Day One Relay Splits". SwimSwam. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Glasgow 2026: Australia fastest in 4x100m freestyle heats". Reuters. 24 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026: Day One Finals". The Guardian. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.

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