Mitchell Dixon Explained
Mitchell Dixon (born 4 January 1990 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian freestyle, backstroke swimmer.[1]
At the 2010 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships, Dixon finished 6th in the final of the 200 metre freestyle[2] and first in the B-final of the 400 metre freestyle.[3] At the conclusion of the meet, Dixon was named as part of a 30-man squad to compete at the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai.[4] One of five debutants, Dixon became the 701st swimmer to represent Australia at a senior international meet.[5] At the World Championships, Dixon placed 31st in the 400 metre freestyle[6] and alongside Tommaso D'Orsogna, Patrick Murphy and Kyle Richardson placed 5th in the final of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[7]
The following year at the 2011 Summer Universiade, Dixon with David McKeon, Kristopher Taylor and Nic Ffrost won bronze in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Profile of Mitchell Dixon. Swimming Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20120815100650/http://swimming.org.au/profiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=Profile&ProfileID=1113606. 15 August 2012.
- Web site: Results of the 200 metre final at the 2010 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships. Swimming Australia. 7 January 2015.
- Web site: Results of the 400 metre B-final at the 2010 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships. Swimming Australia. 7 January 2015.
- Web site: Jones, Huegill and five debutants off to Dubai . . 18 July 2010 . 7 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220121157/http://www.swimming.org.au/article.php?group_id=16475 . 20 December 2014 .
- Web site: Australian Swimmer Numbers. Swimming Australia. 7 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206124840/http://www.swimming.org.au/swimmer-nos.html. 6 February 2015. dead.
- Web site: Results of the 400 metre freestyle heats at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m). 2. Omega Timing. 17 December 2010. 7 January 2015.
- Web site: Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay final at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m). Omega Timing. 16 December 2010. 7 January 2015.
- Web site: Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay final at the 2011 Summer Universiade. Shenzhen 2011. 16 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120526203753/http://match.sz2011.org/pdf/SW/SWM019101/SWM019101.C73B1.ENG.1.0.pdf. 26 May 2012.
