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James Magnussen

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). James Magnussen is the 655th most popular swimmer (up from 727th in 2024), the 1,104th most popular biography from Australia (up from 1,111th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, James Magnussen ranks 655 out of 709. Before him are Stanislav Donets, Hubert Kós, Cate Campbell, Chase Kalisz, Wu Peng, and Gretchen Walsh. After him are Mollie O'Callaghan, Matt Welsh, Kaio de Almeida, Jessica Long, Saho Harada, and Anastasiya Kirpichnikova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, James Magnussen ranks 1,215. Before him are Natalia Vorobieva, Anton Lander, Jia Zongyang, Axel Jungk, Alexandre Iddir, and Badavi Guseynov. After him are Souleymane Doukara, Lasse Sobiech, Emir Bekrić, Álvaro Giménez, Gianmarco Zigoni, and Gerhard Kerschbaumer.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, James Magnussen ranks 1,104 out of 1,143. Before him are Mahé Drysdale (1978), Carla Boyd (1975), Kim Sun-woo (null), Daniel Geale (1981), Belinda Snell (1981), and James Chapman (1979). After him are Mollie O'Callaghan (2004), Danny Allsopp (1978), Callum Scotson (1996), Matt Welsh (1976), Joshua Brillante (1993), and Jay McCarthy (1992).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, James Magnussen ranks 48. Before him are Samantha Riley (1972), Madeline Groves (1995), Brenton Rickard (1983), Leisel Jones (1985), Ariarne Titmus (2000), and Libby Trickett (1985). After him are Mollie O'Callaghan (2004), Matt Welsh (1976), Kaylee McKeown (2001), Kyle Chalmers (1998), Angie Bainbridge (1989), and Blair Evans (1991).

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