Mack Horton

Mack Horton is an Australian freestyle swimmer, born on 25 April 1996 and now retired, who became an Olympic champion in the 400 metre freestyle at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. That victory made him the first man from the state of Victoria to win Olympic swimming gold. He first drew notice as a junior, winning several gold medals at the 2013 World Junior Championships and setting junior world records at the 2014 Australian Championships. Over his senior career he added a bronze in the 800 metre freestyle at the 2015 World Championships, silver in the 400 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Championships, and Commonwealth Games and World Championships relay gold. His public refusal to share the podium with Sun Yang in 2019 made him one of the most discussed swimmers of his generation.