Grayson Bell (born 21 March 1997) is an Australian swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.[2]
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| National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1997 Southport, Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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2014
edit2014 Oceania Championships
edit| 2014 Oceania Championships | ||
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4×100 m medley | 3:43.91 |
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50 m breaststroke | 29.57 |
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4×100 m mixed medley | 3:55.68 |
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4×50 m mixed medley | 1:48.57 |
Competing as a 17-year-old at his first senior international swimming championships, the 2014 Oceania Swimming Championships in Auckland, New Zealand in May, Bell won the silver medal in the 50-metre breaststroke with a time of 29.57 seconds. For his relay events, he won a gold medal as part of the 4×100 metre medley relay, splitting a 1:02.89 for the second leg of the relay in the final, he also won a silver medal in the breaststroke leg of the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay, splitting a time of 1:03.99, and a silver medal in the 4x50 mixed medley relay.[3]
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
edit| 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | ||
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4×100 m mixed medley | 3:52.45 |
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4×100 m medley | 3:40.68 |
At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in August in Nanjing, China, Bell won two bronze medals, one in the 4×100 metre medley relay, and one in the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay, as well as placing ninth in the 50 metre breaststroke, eleventh in the 100 metre breaststroke, and twentieth in the 200 metre breaststroke.[4]
2015
edit2015 World Junior Championships
edit| 2015 World Junior Championships | ||
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4×100 m mixed medley | 3:48.27 |
Bell competed at the 2015 World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore in late August, Bell swam the heat of the 4x100 metre mixed medley relay which won silver in the final.[5]
2016
edit2016 Swimming World Cup
editStop 7: Singapore
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4×50 m mixed freestyle | 1:31.04 |
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4×50 m mixed medley | 1:40.97 |
At the 7th short course stop of the 2016 FINA Swimming World Cup, Bell was part of the relay that won the gold medal in the 4×50 m mixed freestyle and the silver medal in the 4×50 m mixed medley.[6]
Stop 8: Tokyo
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4×50 m mixed freestyle | 1:31.49 |
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4×50 m mixed medley | 1:41.29 |
Continuing to the 8th stop of the 2016 FINA Swimming World Cup, he won a gold medal as part of the 4×50 m mixed freestyle and the bronze medal in the 4×50 m mixed medley.[6]
2018
edit2018 World Short Course Championships
editGrayson competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.[7] Bell placed. The 4x50 freestyle relay placed 4th in the final.[8]
2022
edit2022 Australian Swimming Championships
editBell qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 50 metre freestyle, based on his performance at the 2022 Australia Swimming Championships and entered to compete in the 50 metre breastsroke at the selection meet for the Commonwealth Games, the 2022 Australian Swimming Championships in May.[9][10] Grayson was named to the team Australia rosters for both the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games based on his times and place-finishes.[11]
2022 World Aquatics Championships
editAt the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, held at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary starting in June, Bell placed 40th in the 50 metre freestyle preliminaries and 22nd in the 50 metre breaststroke.[12]
2022 Commonwealth Games
editThe following month, Bell ranked first in the preliminaries of the 50 metre breaststroke on the first day of swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, advancing to the semifinals with a time of 27.63 seconds. He placed eight in both the 50 metre freestyle and 50 metre breaststroke final.[13][14]
2022 Australian Short Course Championships
editLater the same month, Grayson won the silver medal in the 50 meter breaststroke at the 2022 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships with a time of 26.45, sharing the podium with two Americans. He placed third in the 50 metre freestyle in a time of 21.36 seconds, finishing 0.23 seconds behind of silver medalist Justin Ress and 0.30 seconds behind fellow Australian and gold medalist Kyle Chalmers.[15]
2022 World Short Course Championships
edit| 2022 World Championships (SC) | ||
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4×50 m freestyle | 1:23.44 (OC) |
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4×50 m medley | 1:30.81 (OC) |
In September, following his performances at the 2022 Australian Short Course Championships, Grayson was named to the Australia roster for the 2022 World Short Course Championships, which was held starting 13 December in Melbourne.[16]
On day 3, Bell swam the preliminary heats of the 4×50 metre freestyle relay. The final team went on to win the gold medal helping set new Oceanian, Commonwealth, Australian, and Australian All Comers records with his fellow finals relay teammates in a time of 1:23.44 [17]
On the fifth day, he contributed a 25.92 for the breaststroke portion of the 4×50 metre medley relay in the final to help win the bronze medal with an Oceania, Commonwealth, and Australian record time of 1:30.81.[18] In the semifinals of the 50 meter breaststroke, he broke the Oceania record in a time of 26.24 which placed him 10th.[19]
2024
edit2024 Australian Short Course Championships
editIn September of 2024, Bell broke the Australian and Oceania record in the heats of the 50 meter breaststroke in a time of 26.11. Later in the final, he broke his own record again in a time of 26.02.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Grayson Bell". Swimming Australia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 50m Breaststroke". FINA. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Swimming New Zealand (23 May 2014). "10th Oceania Swimming Championships: Results". mygameday.app. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games: Official Results Book Swimming". Omega Timing; Atos. Version 2.0. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ FINA (30 August 2015). "5th FINA World Junior Championships 2015 Singapore (SIN): Complete Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b FINA (21 October 2016). "FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 50m Breaststroke". FINA. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Hangzhou: Results Summary". FINA. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Swimming Australia (October 2021). "Athlete Nomination Criteria 2022 Commonwealth Games Team". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 Australian Swimming Championships Start List". Swimming Australia. 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Australian Dolphins named for World Championships and Commonwealth Games". Swimming Australia. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ FINA (18 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results Summary". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results Summary". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Hanson, Ian (27 August 2022). "Sydney Sprints: Lani Pallister Completes Stunning Treble With Australian SC Record of 8:07.37 In The 800m Freestyle". Swimming World. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Dolphins Named For Home World Short Course Championships". Swimming Australia. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ FINA (17 December 2022). "16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ FINA (17 December 2022). "16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ FINA (17 December 2022). "16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Race, Retta (27 September 2024). "Aussie Record Holder Grayson Bell Draws Inspiration From Cameron McEvoy". SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
External links
edit- Grayson Bell at World Aquatics
- Grayson Bell at SwimRankings.net
- Grayson Bell at Swimming Australia (archived)
- Grayson Bell at Olympedia
- Grayson Bell at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Grayson Bell at Commonwealth Games Australia
