Sam Williamson (swimmer)

Samuel Williamson
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997
Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Australia
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2024 Doha50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2023 Fukuoka4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2024 Doha4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2023 Fukuoka4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham100 m breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Irvine50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2026 Irvine4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2026 Irvine4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2026 Irvine100 m breaststroke

Samuel Williamson (born 19 December 1997) is an Australian international swimmer. He has represented Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where he won one gold, two silver and a bronze medal, the 2026 Commonwealth Games, where he won two gold medals, and the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1][2][3]

Biography

Williamson is from Melbourne. He attended Sandringham College, graduating in 2015 and receiving a prestigious ATAR in the 90's[4] (including a study score of 44 in English, placing him in roughly the top 2 percent of the state[5]) He was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he competed in the men's 50m metres breaststroke, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. He also reached the final of the 100m breaststroke and won a bronze medal.[1][6][7]

At the 2022 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships, held in Sydney in August, Williamson won the gold medal in the 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke, and 200 meter breaststroke.[8][9]

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, he competed in the men’s 100 meter breaststroke.[10]

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he won gold medals in the 50 and 100 meter breaststroke.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Samuel Williamson bio". Commonwealth Games Australia. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sam Williamson". Australian Olympic Committee. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Sandringham College Newsletter". Naavi. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sandringham College Study Scores 2015". Quppa. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Adam Peaty ends 50m breaststroke hoodoo with Commonwealth Games gold". Sports Mole. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "FINA profile". Fina. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Hy-Tek (27 August 2022). "2022 Australian Short Course Championships: Results". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Hanson, Ian (27 August 2022). "Sydney Sprints: Lani Pallister Clocks Australian Record In 800 Freestyle; David Johnston Shines Again". Swimming World. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sam Williamson". Australian Olympic Committee. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Bregman, Scott (28 July 2026). ""Commonwealth Games 2026: Sam Williamson adds 50 metre breaststroke title to Glasgow haul"". Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 July 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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