Iona Anderson (born 3 October 2005) is an Australian swimmer. She won one gold medal and two silver medals at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 2005 Duncraig, Western Australia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editAnderson attended Carine Senior High School and trained at the Breakers Swim Club before moving to the Western Australian Institute of Sport in Perth.
Anderson won silver in the 100-meter backstroke and gold in the 50-meter backstroke at the 2023 Junior World Championships. She won another gold medal with the 4 x 100-meter medley relay.[2][3] She received a silver medal for her participation in the 4 x 100-meter mixed medley relay. In both relays, she was only used in the preliminary rounds; Jaclyn Barclay swam in the finals.[4]
At the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Claire Curzan won the 100-meter backstroke competition with a lead of 0.83 seconds. Anderson finished second, 0.06 seconds ahead of Canadian Ingrid Wilm. Barclay finished fourth, 0.10 seconds behind Wilm.[5][6] In the 50-meter backstroke, Curzan won by 0.02 seconds ahead of Anderson, while Wilm was 0.16 seconds behind Anderson and also received bronze.[7][8] The Australian 4 x 100-meter medley relay team, consisting of Barclay, Abbey Harkin, Alexandria Perkins and Brianna Throssell, qualified for the final with the third fastest preliminary time. In the final, Anderson, Harkin, Throssell and Shayna Jack were five seconds faster than the preliminary relay team and won ahead of the Swedes and the Canadians.[9]
Anderson finished second in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2024 Australian Championships and won the title with the 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Iona Anderson". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Anderson named Junior World Champion". swimming.org.au. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Flynn Southam and Jaclyn Barclay Strike World Junior Championship Gold In Israel". swimming.org.au. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "2023 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships – Results book" (PDF). omegatiming.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "World Championships: Claire Curzan Dominates Field For Gold in 100 Backstroke". swimmingworldmagazine.com. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Silver for WA's Iona Anderson at the World Champs". 14 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "World Championships, Day 5 Finals: Claire Curzan Completes 50–100 Backstroke Double". swimmingworldmagazine.com. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Iona Anderson strikes again, doubles down on silver collection at World Champs". 16 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 World Aquatics Championships". the-sports.org. 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Iona Anderson". www.worldaquatics.com.
External links
edit- Iona Anderson at World Aquatics
- Iona Anderson at SwimRankings.net
- Iona Anderson at Olympics.com
- Iona Anderson at the Australian Olympic Committee
