Melanie Renée Schlanger, OAM[1] (born 31 August 1986), also known by her married name Melanie Wright, is an Australian freestyle swimmer. Melanie first represented Australia at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and her career spanned ten years, ending after the 2015 World Championships. She represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics winning five Olympic medals (including 2 gold).
Melanie was born and raised on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. A participant in a large range of sports, Melanie only began swimming at the age of 14. She completed her secondary school studies at Immanuel Lutheran College.
She is the youngest of two siblings, Nikki and Adam, and daughter to Paul and Linda.
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Melanie had her first taste of success as a member of the Australian 4×100-metre freestyle relay team that won gold at the 2007 World Championships. The same year, Melanie also broke a world record with Australia's short course 4 x 100 freestyle relay.
In 2012 at the London Games, Melanie anchored the 4×100-metre freestyle relay team to overcome a late surge by the Netherlands to win the gold medal for Australia, the only gold medal for the Australian swimming team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also won two silver medals in the Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.
In 2014, she broke a world record as a part of the Gold Medal-winning Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay. The world record surpassed the previous record set in the "super suit" era of swimming.
Following the 2015 World Championships, now swimming as Melanie Wright, she suffered a recurrence of a rib stress fracture that plagued the later part of her career. At the same time, Wright gained entry into the medical program at Bond University and retired from the sport to become a doctor.
Melanie is a brand ambassador for Speedo, Bodyscience, Brisbane Lions, Qld Games Foundation and the Deniliquin Ute Muster. Melanie now works as a doctor on the Sunshine Coast.
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Melanie Wright redirects here For the politician see Indiana House of Representatives Melanie Renee Schlanger OAM 1 born 31 August 1986 also known by her married name Melanie Wright is an Australian freestyle swimmer Melanie first represented Australia at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and her career spanned ten years ending after the 2015 World Championships She represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics winning five Olympic medals including 2 gold Melanie Wright Melanie Schlanger Personal informationFull nameMelanie Renee WrightNickname s Mel Schlangs National team AustraliaBorn 1986 08 31 31 August 1986 age 37 Nambour QueenslandHeight1 76 m 5 ft 9 in Weight65 kg 143 lb WebsiteMelanieSchlanger com auSportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleClubMaroochydore SC Commercial SC Southport SCCoachBrian Stehr Chris Mooney Stephan Widmer Glenn BakerMedal record Women s swimming Representing Australia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 2 1 World Championships LC 2 0 1 Pan Pacific Championships 1 1 3 Commonwealth Games 1 0 0 Total 6 3 5 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4 200 m freestyle 2012 London 4 100 m freestyle 2012 London 4 200 m freestyle 2012 London 4 100 m medley 2008 Beijing 4 100 m freestyle World Championships LC 2007 Melbourne 4 100 m freestyle 2015 Kazan 4 100 m freestyle 2015 Kazan 4 100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 2014 Gold Coast 4 100 m freestyle 2014 Gold Coast 4 200 m freestyle 2006 Victoria 100 m freestyle 2006 Victoria 4 100 m freestyle 2006 Victoria 4 100 m medley Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 4 100 m freestyle Contents 1 Early life 2 Sporting career 3 Personal bests 4 Personal life 5 Academic Qualifications 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editMelanie was born and raised on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland A participant in a large range of sports Melanie only began swimming at the age of 14 She completed her secondary school studies at Immanuel Lutheran College She is the youngest of two siblings Nikki and Adam and daughter to Paul and Linda Sporting career editMelanie had her first taste of success as a member of the Australian 4 100 metre freestyle relay team that won gold at the 2007 World Championships The same year Melanie also broke a world record with Australia s short course 4 x 100 freestyle relay Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics she swam the third leg in both the heats and the final of the 4 100 metre freestyle relay as Australia claimed the bronze medal She swam in the heats of the 4 200 metre freestyle relay and collected a gold when the first choice quartet won the final in a world record time In 2012 at the London Games Melanie anchored the 4 100 metre freestyle relay team to overcome a late surge by the Netherlands to win the gold medal for Australia the only gold medal for the Australian swimming team at the 2012 Summer Olympics She also won two silver medals in the Women s 4 200 metre freestyle relay and Women s 4 100 metre medley relay In 2014 she broke a world record as a part of the Gold Medal winning Women s 4 100 metre freestyle relay The world record surpassed the previous record set in the super suit era of swimming Following the 2015 World Championships now swimming as Melanie Wright she suffered a recurrence of a rib stress fracture that plagued the later part of her career At the same time Wright gained entry into the medical program at Bond University and retired from the sport to become a doctor Melanie is a brand ambassador for Speedo Bodyscience Brisbane Lions Qld Games Foundation and the Deniliquin Ute Muster Melanie now works as a doctor on the Sunshine Coast Personal bests editLong course Event Time Date Location 50 m freestyle 24 39 2014 07 26 Glasgow Scotland 100 m freestyle 53 38 2012 08 01 London England 100 m freestyle Relay Split 52 47 2012 08 08 London England 200 m freestyle 1 56 73 2012 03 17 Adelaide Australia 200 m freestyle Relay Split 1 55 58 2012 08 06 London EnglandPersonal life editMelanie wed fellow Olympic swimmer Chris Wright in September 2014 in Brisbane Australia Their bridal party included fellow Olympians Leisel Jones Alice Tait Mills Christian Sprenger and Gregor Tait The Wrights have two children a boy and a girl and continued studying while raising her children Academic Qualifications edit2016 2020 Doctor of Medicine including Bachelor of Medical Studies Bond University2013 2015 Master of Business Administration MBA Bond University2005 2009 Bachelor of Science Majoring in Biomedicine University of Queensland2012 2012 Diploma of Business QLD TAFE2012 2012 Certificate III amp IV in Fitness FitnanceSee also editList of Olympic medalists in swimming women List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming women List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming women World record progression 4 100 metres freestyle relayReferences edit Schlanger Melanie Renee It s An Honour Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Retrieved 26 January 2009 External links editOfficial website Melanie Wright at World Aquatics Melanie Wright at the Australian Olympic Committee archive Melanie Schlanger at Olympics comMelanie Schlanger at Olympic org archived Mel Schlanger at Olympedia Mel Schlanger at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Melanie Wright nee Schlanger at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine archived 2015 09 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melanie Schlanger amp oldid 1156929266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
