Emily Seebohm

Quick Facts

Full Name	Emily Seebohm
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Jun 5, 1992(1992-06-05)
Age	32
Birthplace	Adelaide
Country	Australia
Birth City	South Australia
Horoscope	Gemini

Emily Seebohm Biography

Emily Seebohm is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on June 5, 1992 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Emily Jane Seebohm, OAM (born 5 June 1992) is an Australian backstroke freestyle, butterfly, and individual Medley swimmer. She currently swims for Energy Standard in the International Swimming League.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics Seebohm finished 9th overall for the 100-meter backstroke, just missing the final. Seebohm was able to swim in both the preliminary rounds and the final of the 4 100m Medley Relay where Australia took home an Olympic gold medal.

On 6 March 2008 at the Brisbane Catholic Schoolgirls Championships, Seebohm broke the 50 m backstroke Commonwealth and Australian records with a time 28.10 seconds, missing Li Yang’s then world record of 28.09 by one hundredth of a second.

On 26 January 2009, Seebohm was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.

When she was three, Seebohm was three and moved her family with them out of Adelaide and moved to Brisbane, Queensland so her mother could be a swimming coach. Seebohm went to St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School until grade 6, before moving to St John Fisher College, which is a Catholic college for females. Both schools are located in Bracken Ridge. She was a student at St John Fisher College up to the end of 2008 when she graduated from grade 10 and prior to that, she attended St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School. The father of her John Seebohm was also an excellent player in the SANFL and played more than 300 times for Glenelg Tigers.

Emily Seebohm Net Worth

Emily Seebohm is one of the richest Swimmer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Emily Seebohm 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Seebohm also won gold medals in both the 100 m backstroke as well as the 4 100 Medley relay in 2007’s Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

At 14 years old, Seebohm took home the 100 m backstroke in the 2007 Australian Championships, the selection competition in preparation for the World Aquatics Championships in 2007. World Aquatics Championships. In the World Championships in Melbourne, Seebohm was awarded gold medals in the 4 100 Medley relay of 100 meters. She also finished fourth at the end of the 100m backstroke, and 14th in the 50 backstroke of 50 meters.

On 22 March 2008, Seebohm broke the world record in the 50 m backstroke in the semi-finals of the 2008 Australian Championships, with a time of 27.95s, taking five hundredths of a second off Hayley McGregory’s world record of 28.00 set only 15 days earlier on 7 March 2008. A day later, this record was beaten again, this time by Australian Sophie Edington in a time of 27.67 seconds in the final of the same event. Seebohm decided not to swim in the final of this event as it is not an Olympic event and instead decided to focus on the semi-final of the 100 m backstroke. Her decision paid off when she became the first Australian woman to break the one-minute barrier in the event, her 59.78 making her the fifth-fastest of all-time. She then lowered the record to 59.58 s in the final, winning the Australian championship and gaining selection for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

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Who is Emily Seebohm Dating?

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Seebohm was tracked by the BBC as part of their series World Olympic Dreams, which followed her as she prepared for London 2012.

Facts & Trivia

Emily Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Emily Seebohm celebrates birthday on June 5 of every year.

In 2015, Seebohm began a relationship with fellow swimmer, Mitch Larkin. The couple owned a house together in Hendra, Brisbane. In July 2018, Seebohm announced their separation.

Top Facts about Emily Seebohm

1. Emily Jane Seebohm is an Australian swimmer and television personality.
2. Seebohm was born on 5 June 1992 in Adelaide, South Australia
3. She competed in the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympic Games, winning three gold medals, five world championship gold medals, and seven Commonwealth Games gold medals.
4. In 2009, Seebohm was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.
5. Seebohm broke the world record in the 50 m backstroke in 2008 with a time of 27.95s.
6. At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome Seebohm won the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke.
7. At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships she defeated Olympic champion Natalie Coughlin in the 100 m backstroke.
8. At the 2012 London Olympics, Seebohm set a new Olympic record in a 100m backstroke qualifier.
9. At the Australian Swimming Championships 2013, she won gold in the 50 m and 100 m backstroke and silver in 200 m individual medley and bronze in the 200 m backstroke.
10. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Seebohm represented Australia in both the 100 m and 200 m backstroke and won silver in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.
11. The ‘Emily Seebohm Aquatic Centre’ was named after her and opened in February 2016.
12. In June 2021, Seebohm qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games after finishing second in the 100m backstroke event at the Australian Olympic trials.
13. In December 2022 she began dating Ryan Gallagher, whom she met while filming The Challenge Australia.
14. In March 2023, the couple announced their engagement, and in July revealed they were expecting a baby.
15. Seebohm is an ambassador for the non-profit organisation Endometriosis Australia.

How old is Emily Seebohm?

30 years (June 5, 1992)

Why is Emily Seebohm famous?

About Emily Emily Seebohm burst onto the Australian swimming scene in 2007 after winning the 100m backstroke at the Australian Championships. This result earned her a spot at the 2007 World Aquatic Championships, and at just 14-years-old she won a gold medal in the 4x100m medley relay.

How old was Emily Seebohm at her first Olympics?

As a young teenager in Brisbane, swimming star Emily Seebohm was a “pleasure” to coach and was already planning for the Olympics.

Who is Emily Seebohm partner?

On 26 January 2009, Seebohm was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. In 2015, Seebohm began a relationship with fellow swimmer, Mitch Larkin. The couple owned a house together in Hendra, Brisbane.

Is Emily Seebohm Australian?

Aussie swimmer Emily Seebohm has fired back after a billboard used her image to campaign against trans women in sport.