James Magnussen

James Magnussen is a retired Australian swimmer and Olympic medallist, born on 11 April 1991, who was the 100 metre freestyle world champion in 2011 and 2013. His 2012 Australian trials time of 47.10 seconds is the fifth fastest swim in history over the distance and long stood as the fastest in textile swimwear. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he took silver in the 100 metre freestyle, beaten by one hundredth of a second by Nathan Adrian, and a bronze, the second of his two medals at those Games, and at the 2016 Games in Rio he won bronze in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay. In 2011 he became the first Australian man to win the 100 metre freestyle at a World Championships. He won 16 medals in major international competition, eight gold, five silver and three bronze, across the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships, and he retired on 5 June 2019.