Elijah Winnington is one of Australian swimming’s rising stars and made his Olympics debut in Tokyo in addition to impressing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

 

Gold Coast-born and bred, Elijah won 26 National Age Championship gold medals while growing up and formerly held the Junior World Record in the 200m freestyle.

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In his first appearance on the senior Dolphins team, Elijah was a member of the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay team which won gold and set a new Games Record at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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The hometown hero continued his rapid rise up the ranks by winning gold in the 400m freestyle at the 2019 and 2021 Australian Swimming Championships.

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An impressive qualifier for Tokyo, Elijah became an Olympic bronze medallist as part of the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay team and made the finals of the men’s 400m freestyle.

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He returned to the pool in 2022 by winning Gold in the 400m Men’s Freestyle race at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest before winning a further three Gold medals (one individual and two team) in Birmingham.