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Madison Wilson

Emily Seebohm with Wilson (left) in Kazan, 2015
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Madi
Born	(1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 30) Roma, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.79 m
Weight	61 kg
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle
Club	Marion
Coach	Peter Bishop
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Australia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 1 1 World Championships (LC) 8 7 2 World Championships (SC) 3 3 1 Commonwealth Games 4 0 1 Youth Olympic Games 1 1 1 Universiade 1 0 2 Olympic Games Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley Bronze 2020 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Gold 2015 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2019 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2022 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2022 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle Gold 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2023 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m mixed freestyle Silver 2015 Kazan 100 m backstroke Silver 2017 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley Silver 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m mixed freestyle Silver 2022 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle Silver 2022 Budapest 4×100 m medley Silver 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley Bronze 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley Bronze 2017 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2022 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley Silver 2014 Doha 4×100 m medley Silver 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m freestyle Silver 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m mixed freestyle Bronze 2014 Doha 4×200 m freestyle Commonwealth Games Gold 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2022 Birmingham 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed freestyle Gold 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed medley Bronze 2022 Birmingham 200 m freestyle Universiade Gold 2013 Kazan 200 m backstroke Bronze 2013 Kazan 100 m backstroke Bronze 2013 Kazan 50 m backstroke Junior Pan Pacific Championships Bronze 2012 Honolulu 100 m backstroke Youth Olympic Games Gold 2010 Singapore 4×100 metre medley Silver 2010 Singapore 4×100m mixed freestyle Bronze 2010 Singapore 4×100m mixed medley

Madison Maree Wilson, OAM (born 31 May 1994) is an Australian competitive swimmer who has participated in backstroke and freestyle events at the Olympic Games and the FINA world championships. Wilson has been a member of six world record Australian relay teams, most recently at the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

Early and personal life

Although born in the South West Queensland town of Roma, Wilson grew up in Yeppoon on the Capricorn Coast where she attended Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and swam with local swimming club Yeppoon Sharks where she was selected in her first Queensland team.

Wilson is engaged to Australian cricketer Matthew Short. The couple have a son, Austin Wilson Short.

Swimming career

Wilson won two medals as a member of Australian relay teams at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar: a silver in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay, and a bronze in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay.

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, Wilson won three medals: a gold as a member of the winning Australian team in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay; a silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke; and a bronze in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Wilson represented Australia in the 100 m backstroke, where she finished 8th in the final. However, as a heat swimmer for the 4x100metre freestyle and medley relay teams, she received a gold and a silver medal after the teams placed first and second in their respective finals.

In recognition of her success at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Wilson was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2017 Australia Day Honours.

Wilson again swam in the heats of the women's 4x100metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Mollie O'Callaghan, Bronte Campbell and Meg Harris in July 2021, with the team posting the fastest qualifying time of 03:31:73. However, Wilson and O'Callaghan did not swim in the final with Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell selected to compete instead, taking the Australian relay team to victory. As heat swimmers, Wilson and O'Callaghan are still Olympic gold medal recipients.

World records

Long course metres

split 1:56.73 (2nd leg); with Ariarne Titmus (1st leg), Brianna Throssell (3rd leg), Emma McKeon (4th leg)
split 52.25 (3rd leg); with Jack Cartwright (1st leg), Kyle Chalmers (2nd leg), Mollie O'Callaghan (4th leg)
split 1:56.27 (1st leg); with Kiah Melverton (2nd leg), Mollie O'Callaghan (3rd leg), Ariarne Titmus (4th leg)

Short course metres

split 51.28 (2nd leg); with Mollie O'Callaghan (1st leg), Meg Harris (3rd leg), Emma McKeon (4th leg)
split 1:53.13 (1st leg), with Mollie O'Callaghan (2nd leg), Leah Neale (3rd leg), Lani Pallister (4th leg)
split 23.32 (freestyle leg); with Mollie O'Callaghan (backstroke leg), Chelsea Hodges (breaststroke leg), Emma McKeon (butterfly leg)

Olympic records

Long course metres

split 54.11 (1st leg); with Brittany Elmslie (2nd leg), Bronte Campbell (3rd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)

See also

In Spanish: Madison Wilson para niños

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals