Minna Atherton

Minna Atherton (born 17 May 2000) is an Australian competitive swimmer who won the gold medals in the 100- and 200-metre backstroke events at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore. She tied the junior world record (held by American Claire Adams) in the 100-metre backstroke[4][5] and broke the Championships record in the 200-metre backstroke.[6]

Minna Atherton
Personal information
National teamAustralia
Born (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000[1][2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubBrisbane Grammar Swimming Club
CoachDavid Lush[3]

In December 2015 at the Queensland State Swimming Championships in Brisbane, she broke the junior world record in the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 59.37.[7] Two months later, in February 2016, she twice broke the junior world record in the 50-metre backstroke at the Brisbane Sprint Championships. In the heats she swam 27.73, followed by 27.49 in the final.[8]

In April 2016, Atherton did not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her best result at the Australian trials was a third-place finish in the 100-meter backstroke behind Emily Seebohm, who trains at the same club as Atherton, and Madison Wilson.[9] Seebohm and Wilson were the gold and silver medalists in this event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.

In 2018 she was in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth games which she didn't place in but made it into the backstroke finals.

Atherton is a member of the London Roar team, competing in Season 2 of the International Swimming League (ISL). The ISL is an annual professional swimming league featuring a team-based competition format with fast paced race sessions. 10 teams featuring the world’s best swimmers will compete for the ISL title in 2020.

References
  1. "Women's 200m Backstroke Final Start List". Omega Timing. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. Lord, Craig (7 February 2016). "Minna Atherton Sharpens The Blade In Aussie Back Battle : 27.73, Then 27.49 WJRs". Swimvortex. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. "Quiet achiever Minna Atherton looks to go back-to-back". Swimming Australia. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. Chua Siang Yee (27 August 2015). "Swimming: Minna steals the show". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  5. "Minna Atherton Ties World Junior Record in 100 Back Finals at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  6. "Minna Atherton Pops Meet Record in 200 Back at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. Lord, Craig (16 December 2015). "Minna Atherton Advances Again: Into World Top 10 With 59.37 Aussie Age Mark". Swimvortex. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  8. Keith, Braden (7 February 2016). "Minna Atherton Breaks Junior World Record at Local Brisbane Meet". Swimswam. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  9. Colman, Mike (9 April 2016). "Schoolgirl gives Rio-bound backstrokers Emily Seebohm, Madison Wilson almighty scare". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
Records
Preceded by
Katinka Hosszú		 Women's 100 backstroke
world record holder (short course)
27 October 2019 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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