Brianna Throssell

Brianna Throssell OAM (born 10 February 1996)[1] is an Australian professional swimmer currently representing DC Trident at the International Swimming League.

Brianna Throssell OAM
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubUWA West Coast
CoachMichael Palfrey
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Australia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 2
World Championships (LC) 5 6 1
World Championships (SC) 0 2 1
Commonwealth Games 1 0 3
Total 7 8 7
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwangju4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwangju4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2023 Fukuoka4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2023 Fukuoka4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2019 Gwangju4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2019 Gwangju4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2023 Fukuoka4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2017 Budapest4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2012 Istanbul4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2012 Istanbul4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2014 Doha4x200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham200 m butterfly
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Auckland50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2014 Auckland100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2014 Auckland4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Auckland50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Auckland4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2014 Auckland4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2014 Auckland4×100 m medley
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nanjing200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nanjing100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nanjing200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nanjing4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nanjing4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nanjing4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nanjing4×100 m mixed medley
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Honolulu200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2012 Honolulu100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2012 Honolulu4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2012 Honolulu4×200 m freestyle

Throssell competed in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, where she won seven bronze medals.[2] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she finished third in the semi-finals with a time of 2:07:19 behind Zhou Yilin and Zhang Yufei. She qualified for the final and finished last with a time of 2:07:87.

Throssell again represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in 2021, where she swam in the 100m and 200m butterfly events, coming in 8th place in the final of the 200m event.[3] She won a gold medal in the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay and a bronze medal in the Mixed 4 x 100 metre medley relay after swimming the butterfly leg in the heats for both events.[4][5] She also won a bronze medal in the Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay after swimming in the heats of that event.[3]

In the 2022 Australia Day Honours Throssell was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[6]

World records

Long course metres
No. Event Time Meet Location Date Status Ref
1 4x200 m freestyle relay[a] 7:41.50 2019 World Aquatic Championships Gwangju, South Korea 25 July 2019 Former [7]
1 4x200 m freestyle relay[b] 7:37.50 2023 World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka, Japan 27 July 2023 Current [8]

a split 1:55.60 (3rd leg); with Ariarne Titmus (1st leg), Madison Wilson (2nd leg), Emma McKeon (4th leg)
b split 1:55.80 (3rd leg); with Mollie O'Callaghan (1st leg), Shayna Jack (2nd leg), Ariarne Titmus (4th leg)

References
  1. "Brianna Throssell". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. "Brianna Throssell". rio2016.olympics.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Throssell, Brianna". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. "Tokyo Olympics medal tally: Australia makes gains in the swimming". ABC News. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. Robinson, Chris (August 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: All the swimming finals action from the final day in the pool". The West Australian. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. "Australia Day Honours List" (PDF). The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. "Women's 4x200m Freestyle Final results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. Smirnova, Lena (29 July 2023). "World Aquatics Championships 2023: Australia women power to gold by smashing own 4x200m freestyle relay world record". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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