Draft:William Yang (swimmer)

William Yang
Personal information
Full name	William Xu Yang
Nationality	Australian
Born	11 October 1998 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record
Representing Australia
World Championships (LC)
Commonwealth Games

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Instructions · What links here · William Yang (swimmer) (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Bing, Wikipedia) · Submitted 15 days ago by Cchiuxd (talk: D · +) · Last edited 2 days ago by Youknowwhoistheman

William Yang (born 11 October 1998) is an Australian swimmer. He participated in the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[1]^[2]

Personal Life[edit]

William graduated from Knox Grammar School in Sydney in 2016.^[3]

Career[edit]

In May 2023, William had a benign tumor in his spinal canal, impinging on a nerve which required immediate surgery.^[3]

William came second at the 100m freestyle at the 2024 Australian Swimming Trials, achieving a personal best time of 48.08, 0.02 seconds slower than the Swimming Australia Olympic Qualifying Time of 48.06. He was selected in the Australian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Personal best times[edit]

Long course metres (50 m pool)[edit]

Event	Time	Meet	Location	Date	Age	Ref
50 m freestyle	22.23	2024 Australian Swimming Trials	Brisbane, Australia	12 June 2024	25	^[2]
100 m freestyle	48.08	2024 Australian Swimming Trials	Brisbane, Australia	13 June 2024	25	^[2]
50 m backstroke	24.98	Hancock Prospecting Australian National Championships	Melbourne, Australia	11 April 2019	20	^[2]

References[edit]

^ "William Xu Yang Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 22 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "William YANG | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics.
^ ^a ^b Jeffery, Nicole (10 May 2024). "Will Yang: The Olympic swim hopeful bridging the gap between Australia and China". The Guardian.

[1] "William Xu Yang Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 22 May 2022.

[WordAquaticsProfile-2] "William YANG | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics.

[2024GuardianArticle-3] Jeffery, Nicole (10 May 2024). "Will Yang: The Olympic swim hopeful bridging the gap between Australia and China". The Guardian.

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