Madison Wilson

Madison Wilson, who later became Madison Short, is a former Australian competitive swimmer who raced backstroke and freestyle at the Olympic Games and the world championships. Born on 31 May 1994 in Roma, Queensland, she grew up in Yeppoon on the Capricorn Coast and swam with the Yeppoon Sharks. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan she won gold in the women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay, silver in the 100 metre backstroke and bronze in the medley relay. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she finished eighth in the 100 metre backstroke final and, as a heat swimmer, earned relay gold and silver medals. She was a member of six world record Australian relay teams.