Mitchell Dixon

Mitchell Dixon (born 4 January 1990 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian freestyle, backstroke swimmer.[1]

Mitchell Dixon
Personal information
Full nameMitchell Dixon
Nationality Australia
Born (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClubSOPAC
CoachBrant Best

At the 2010 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships, Dixon finished 6th in the final of the 200 metre freestyle[2] and first in the B-final of the 400 metre freestyle.[3] At the conclusion of the meet, Dixon was named as part of a 30-man squad to compete at the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai.[4] One of five debutants, Dixon became the 701st swimmer to represent Australia at a senior international meet.[5] At the World Championships, Dixon placed 31st in the 400 metre freestyle[6] and alongside Tommaso D'Orsogna, Patrick Murphy and Kyle Richardson placed 5th in the final of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[7]

The following year at the 2011 Summer Universiade, Dixon with David McKeon, Kristopher Taylor and Nic Ffrost won bronze in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[8]

References
  1. "Profile of Mitchell Dixon". Swimming Australia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012.
  2. "Results of the 200 metre final at the 2010 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. "Results of the 400 metre B-final at the 2010 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. "Jones, Huegill and five debutants off to Dubai". Swimming Australia. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  5. "Australian Swimmer Numbers". Swimming Australia. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  6. "Results of the 400 metre freestyle heats at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). Omega Timing. 17 December 2010. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  7. "Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay final at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). Omega Timing. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  8. "Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay final at the 2011 Summer Universiade" (PDF). Shenzhen 2011. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 May 2012.
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