- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4394
Seebohm, Emily
(1992 – )- Born 5 June 1992, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Occupation Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Swimmer
Summary
Emily Jane Seebohm is an Australian backstroke and individual medley swimmer. She was a member of the gold medal winning Australian women’s 4 x 100m medley relay team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Seebohm had a successful 2012 Olympic Games, winning two silver medals. At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Seebohm represented Australia in both the 100 m and 200 m backstroke and won silver in the 4×100m medley relay
Events
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2012
Swimming – 4 x 100m Medley Relay
Silver Medalist at the London Olympic Games -
2012
Swimming – 100m Backstroke
Silver Medalist at the London Olympic Games -
2014
Swimming – 100m Backstroke
Gold Medalist at Glasgow Commonwealth Games -
2014
Swimming – 4 x 100m Medley Relay
Gold Medalist at Glasgow Commonwealth Games -
2018
Swimming – 50m Backstroke and 4 x 100m Medley Relay
Gold Medalist at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games -
2008
Swimming – 4 x 100m Medley Relay
Gold Medalist at Beijing Olympic Games -
2016
Swimming – 4 x 100m Medley Relay
Silver medalist at Rio de Janiero Olympic Games
Published resources
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Resource
- Website of Swimming Australia, Swimming Australia, 2009, http://www.swimming.org.au/
- Trove: Seebohm, Emily (19920605-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477419
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Site Exhibition
- She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2007, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html