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Eamon Sullivan

Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	West Coast
Medal record Men's Swimming Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 4 x 100 m medley relay 2006 Melbourne 4 x 100 m freestyle relay World Championships - Long Course 2007 Melbourne 4 x 100 m medley relay 2007 Melbourne 100 m freestyle

Eamon Sullivan, (born, 30 August, 1985 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian Swimmer who is currently known as the fastest swimmer in the World, and nicknamed Silent Assassin. In 17 February 2008 he brought about one of the most amazing incidents in swimming history by breaking the men's 50 metres Freestyle World Record in an unforseen time of 21.56 seconds at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (which is famous as the fastest pool in the world in terms of design and the performance of swimmers in the pool) at NSW State Open Championships. By doing that he put an end to 8 years domination of the Russion Alexander Popov over 50m freestyle, recorded 21.64 seconds at Moscow in June 2000.

In April 2002 at Sydney Australian Age Championships , Eamon won 50m Freestyle Gold Medal and a Silver Medal in 100m at his age group, and swam for Australia at Trans Tasman series with no dramatic result.

In April 2003 at Brisbane Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships he won another gold in 100m free in 51.34s and a Bronze Medal in 4×100m Freestyle.

In April 2004 he stood 2nd for the semi-final of the 100m Freestyle at the 2004 Olympic Trials and then he was selected for the Australian Olympic Team by finishing fourth in the final. In April the same year he captured another gold in 100m free and a silver in 50m free at Perth Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Eamon as the youngest male on the Australian Olympic Team improved his PB (Personal Best) in the heat time that gained him a block in the final of the 4×100m Freestyle.

In july 2005 he missed to take part in World Aquatics Championships held in Canada due to his hip injury.

In Aug 2005 at the Melbourne Australian Short Course Championships, he won his first national title in the 100m Freestyle in 47.91s scoring the fifth fastest time by an Australian and a bronze medal in the 50m Freestyle in 22.08s, and was selected on to the Australian Team to compete at the World Short Course Championships in China in April 2006.

In March 2006 he won gold in 4×100m medley and silver in 4×100m freestyle at Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

In Dec 2006 at the Brisbane Australian National Championships he broke the 50m national record in 22.00s and became the fastset swimmer Australia had ever seen.

In March 2007 at the 12th FINA World Championships in Melbourne he added up to his progress as a quality sprinter by gaining his first individual medal at a World Championship, placing third in 100m and fifth in 50m freestyle. He also showed a great Freestyle performance in achievement of the Australia's ninth gold medal in 4×100m Medley Relay in a time of 3:34.93 in front of Japan and Russia.

In July 2007 Sullivan had an alerting win in 50m at the Santa Clara International Invitational Grand Prix in California in 22.30s. In the same month he clocked an amazing 21.62s to slash 0.07 of a second off Brett Hawke's seven year old 50m Short Course Australian record at Telstra Grand Prix2 in Canberra.

Sullivan set another National Record at FINA/ARENA World Cup at SOPAC in the heats of the 100m Freestyle clocking a time of 47.29s shaving 0.26s of his previous best set in Canberra earlier that year.

In Feb 2008 he broke the 50m Freestyle World Record and 100m Freestyle Commonwealth Record in NSW Open Championships in Sydney.

Eamon has also sustained several injuries throughout his career. He has struggled with hip operations and shoulder sprain.

Australian Eamon Sullivan became the fastest swimmer in history after he smashed the world 50m freestyle record at the 2008 NSW Open Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. He timed a staggering 21.56 to slash 0.08 off the 21.64 set by the Russian Alexander Popov at Moscow in June 2000. He significantly improved his last PB standing at 22.00s. He declared he had had positive feelings of being in a good form for the race earlier on, and after the race he said:

“I felt really, really good in the warm up and I was working towards being under 22 (seconds) for the first time,” “I looked up and saw the point 56 at the end and thought it was 22.56 before I realised it was a one instead of a two at the start, then I saw the line and was in shock, we have made some big gains in the gym and I knew if I put bits of my best race together we would be in for a shot at the 22 (seconds). To take that much off my PB is amazing, I just surprised myself,” “I was just getting used to being the fastest man in Australia and now I am the fastest in the world.”

Over an hour later Eamon swam for West Coast club in the 4×100m Freestyle Relay and clocked 48.11s, slashing 0.07 off Michael Klim record set for Australian relay at the 2000 Olympics.

His time was also a Commonwealth Games record, knocking 0.06s off the previous time gained by South African Roland Schoeman.

Records
Preceded by Alexander Popov (swimmer)	Men's 50 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) February 17, 2008 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

• "Eamon Sullivan". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
• "Sullivan breaks 50m freestyle world record". Swimming Australia. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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