Grayson Bell

Grayson Bell (born 21 March 1997) is an Australian swimmer.^[1] He competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.^[2]

Grayson Bell

Grayson Bell in Melbourne 2022
Personal information
National team	Australia
Born	(1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 27) Southport, Queensland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Australia World Championships (SC) 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m freestyle 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing 4×100 m medley 2014 Nanjing 4×100 m mixed medley

2014

2014 Summer Youth Olympics

2014 Summer Youth Olympics
	4×100 m mixed medley	3:52.45
	4×100 m medley	3:40.68

At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in August in Nanjing, China, Bell won two bronze medals, one in the 4×100 metre medley relay, and one in the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay, as well as placing ninth in the 50 metre breaststroke, eleventh in the 100 metre breaststroke, and twentieth in the 200 metre breaststroke.^[3]

2018

2018 World Short Course Championships

Grayson competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.^[4] Bell placed. The 4x50 freestyle relay placed 4th in the final.^[5]

2022

2022 Australian Swimming Championships

Bell qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 50 metre freestyle, based on his performance at the 2022 Australia Swimming Championships and entered to compete in the 50 metre breastsroke at the selection meet for the Commonwealth Games, the 2022 Australian Swimming Championships in May.^[6][7] Grayson was named to the team Australia rosters for both the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games based on his times and place-finishes.^[8]

2022 World Aquatics Championships

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, held at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary starting in June, Bell placed 40th in the 50 metre freestyle preliminaries and 22nd in the 50 metre breaststroke.^[9]

2022 Commonwealth Games

The following month, Bell ranked first in the preliminaries of the 50 metre breaststroke on the first day of swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, advancing to the semifinals with a time of 27.63 seconds. He placed eight in both the 50 metre freestyle and 50 metre breaststroke final.^[10][11]

2022 Australian Short Course Championships

Later the same month, Grayson won the silver medal in the 50 meter breaststroke at the 2022 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships with a time of 1:40.98, sharing the podium with two Americans. He placed third in the 50 metre freestyle in a time of 21.36 seconds, finishing 0.23 seconds behind of silver medalist Justin Ress and 0.30 seconds behind fellow Australian and gold medalist Kyle Chalmers.^[12]

2022 World Short Course Championships

2022 World Championships (SC)
	4×50 m freestyle	1:23.44 (OC)
	4×50 m medley	1:30.81 (OC)

In September, following his performances at the 2022 Australian Short Course Championships, Grayson was named to the Australia roster for the 2022 World Short Course Championships, which was held starting 13 December in Melbourne.^[13]

On day 3, Bell swam the preliminary heats of the 4×50 metre freestyle relay. The final team went on to win the gold medal helping set new Oceanian, Commonwealth, Australian, and Australian All Comers records with his fellow finals relay teammates in a time of 1:23.44 ^[14]

On the fifth day, he contributed a 25.92 for the breaststroke portion of the 4×50 metre medley relay in the final to help win the bronze medal with an Oceanian, Commonwealth, and Australian record time of 1:30.81.^[15]

References

1. "Grayson Bell". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
2. "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 50m Breaststroke". FINA. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
3. "Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games: Official Results Book Swimming". Omega Timing; Atos. Version 2.0. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 50m Breaststroke". FINA. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
5. "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Hangzhou: Results Summary". FINA. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
6. Swimming Australia (October 2021). "Athlete Nomination Criteria 2022 Commonwealth Games Team". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
7. "2022 Australian Swimming Championships Start List". Swimming Australia. 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
8. "Australian Dolphins named for World Championships and Commonwealth Games". Swimming Australia. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
9. FINA (18 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
10. "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results Summary". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
11. "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results Summary". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
12. Hanson, Ian (27 August 2022). "Sydney Sprints: Lani Pallister Completes Stunning Treble With Australian SC Record of 8:07.37 In The 800m Freestyle". Swimming World. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
13. "Dolphins Named For Home World Short Course Championships". Swimming Australia. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
14. FINA (17 December 2022). "16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
15. FINA (17 December 2022). "16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

External links

• Grayson Bell at World Aquatics 
• Grayson Bell at SwimRankings.net 
• at Swimming Australia (archived) 
• Grayson Bell at Olympedia 
• Grayson Bell at Commonwealth Games Australia 
• Grayson Bell at Commonwealth Games Australia