James Magnussen

James Magnussen

Personal information
Full name	James Magnussen
Nickname(s)	"The Magnet", "The Missile", "Maggie"
National team	Australia
Born	(1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 33) Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Height	2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Ravenswood Swim Club
Coach	Mitch Falvey
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Australia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 2 World Championships (LC) 3 2 0 Pan Pacific Championships 1 1 1 Commonwealth Games 4 1 1 Total 8 5 4 Olympic Games 2012 London 100 m freestyle 2012 London 4×100 m medley 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2011 Shanghai 100 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 100 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 2014 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle 2010 Irvine 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Gold Coast 100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Glasgow 100 m freestyle 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m medley 2014 Glasgow 50 m freestyle

James Magnussen (born 11 April 1991) is a retired Australian swimmer and Olympic medallist. He was the 2011 and 2013 100-metre freestyle world champion, and holds the record for the fifth fastest swim in history in the 100-metre freestyle, with a time of 47.10, which until 2016 also stood as the fastest swim in textile swimwear material.^[1]

He has won a total of 16 medals in major international competition, eight gold, five silver and three bronze, spanning the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, and the Pan Pacific Championships. He retired on 5 June 2019.^[2]