Samuel Short

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| name = Samuel Short

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| nationality = Australian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|9|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Queensland, Australia

| strokes = Freestyle

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Samuel Short (born 17 September 2003) is an Australian competitive swimmer. He has represented Australia at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Short won a gold medal in the 1500m Freestyle and a silver in the 400m Freestyle at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well as a silver medal as part of the {{nowrap|4 × 200 m}} Freestyle Relay at the 2022 World Championships.{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/60486|title=Official Commonwealth Games profile|publisher=Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd|access-date=3 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/athletes/sam-short/|title=Sam Short bio|date=22 May 2022 |publisher=Commonwealth Games Australia|access-date=3 August 2022}}

Biography

Short competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in the 1500 metres freestyle. He qualified despite finishing two laps early by mistake at the National trials.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/swimmer-samuel-short-stops-two-laps-early-in-heartbreaking-brain-fade-but-still-makes-aussie-team/news-story/076db7b2e214e62099658a443f5759a6|title=Swimmer Samuel Short stops two laps early in 'heartbreaking' brain fade but still makes Aussie team|work=Fox Sports|date=23 May 2022 |access-date=3 August 2022}}

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in the men's 400 metres freestyle, reaching the final and winning a silver medal.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-30/ellie-cole-goodbye-paraswimming-at-birmingham-2022-sam-short/101284940|title=Ellie Cole, Sam Short and Mollie O'Callaghan's different journeys on the opening night at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games|newspaper=ABC News |date=30 July 2022 |publisher=ABC|access-date=3 August 2022}} Short also won a gold medal in the 1500m Freestyle.