Kieren perkins biography examples
Kieren Perkins is considered by many as the best distance freestyler ever, rivaling Vladimir Salnikov and his countryman, Grant Hackett. Perkins burst onto the international scene in , winning the , , and 1, metres at the Pan-Pacific meet, setting a world record of in the At the Australian Olympic trials, he won the and 1, in world record times.
Kieren perkins biography examples Queensland Government. The champion who had seemed invincible, who still held world records for the m, m and m freestyle, suddenly found himself battling to win a spot in the Olympic team. The Sydney Morning Herald. He won his first at the Olympics which he won in world record time and then at the Olympics when he defended his title.Later that year, Perkins won the 1, Olympic gold medal in a world record In the at the Olympics, he bettered his world record by over a second, recording , but was touched out for the gold by the Unified Team’s Yevgeny Sadovy. Perkins’ performance at the Commonwealth Games may be his finest ever, winning the , , 1,, swimming on the winning freestyle relay, and breaking his own world record in the 1, metres.
In addition, his interval split during the 1, also broke his metre world record. In , Perkins defended his Olympic title in the 1, metres.
Kieren perkins biography examples wikipedia Russian Yevgeny Sadovyi representing the Unified Team won the race in a world record time. Retrieved 23 September At the time of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Perkins was out of form and long-time Australian rival Daniel Kowalski was regarded as the favourite. In the m freestyle, he won bronze behind 18 year old heir apparent Grant Hackett and Ryk Neethling.After , his performances dropped off and he was surpassed in the distances by Hackett. It was not certain he would even make the Australian team, but he reached back, recalling past glories, and followed Hackett to the wall for a silver medal in the 1, freestyle. During his career, Perkins set three world records over metres, three at 1, metres, and two at metres.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | AUS | Kieren Perkins | ||
| metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 10 | ||||
| metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1, metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × metres Freestyle Relay, Men(Olympic) | Australia | 8 | |||
| Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | AUS | Kieren Perkins | ||
| 1, metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × metres Freestyle Relay, Men(Olympic) | Australia | 4 | |||
| Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | AUS | Kieren Perkins | ||
| 1, metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 2 | Silver |
Other participations
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming ( m freestyle – 3 April - 29 July and 11 September - 22 August (3 April ; Canberra, AUS), (11 September ; Roma, ITA); m freestyle – 25 August - 26 March (25 August ; Edmonton, CAN), (16 February ; Sydney, AUS), (24 August ; Victoria, CAN); m freestyle – 5 April - 29 July (5 April ; Canberra, AUS), (31 July ; Barcelona, ESP), (24 August ; Victoria, CAN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming ( m freestyle – 25 July - 3 August (25 July ; Sydney, AUS); m freestyle – 2 February - 27 September (2 February ; Canberra, AUS), (14 July ; Auckland, NZL))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (7–3–0 Edmonton gold: m freestyle, m freestyle, and m freestyle, silver: 4× m freestyle relay; Kobe gold: m freestyle, m freestyle, and m freestyle, silver: 4× m freestyle relay; Atlanta gold: m freestyle, silver: m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (2–1–0 Perth SWI silver: m freestyle; Roma SWI gold: m freestyle and m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (4–1–1 Auckland SWI silver: m freestyle; Victoria SWI gold: m freestyle, m freestyle, m freestyle, and 4× m freestyle; Kuala Lumpur SWI bronze: m freestyle)