Tessa Clare Wallace (born 9 September 1993) represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, her debut into major international meets. Wallace's only Commonwealth Games race, the 200-metre breaststroke, was held on Wednesday 6 October. After a solid heat she qualified 6th for the final, where she came second to ex-world record-holder and fellow Australian, Leisel Jones. Not far behind Tessa, Sarah Katsoulis finished 3rd, completing an Australia sweep of gold, silver and bronze medals.

Tessa Wallace
Personal information
Full nameTessa Clare Wallace
Nickname"Tess"
National teamAustralia
Born (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 31)
Buderim, Queensland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubPelican Waters Caloundra
CoachJohn Wallace
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 200 m breaststroke

On 20 March 2012, Wallace qualified for her first Olympic Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she advanced to the semifinals of the women's 200-metre breaststroke, and finished with the 15th-best time overall.

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