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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-11-05)5 November 1996 (age 29) Southport, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | St Peters Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Dean Boxall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kiah Melverton (born 5 November 1996) is an Australianswimmer.
She won double bronze at the2015 Summer Universiade in the800 metres and 1500 metres.[2]
At the2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Melverton won bronze in the 400 metre freestyle.
In November 2016, Melverton competed in the 2016 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships which acted as selection trials for the2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held inWindsor, Ontario,Canada.[3] At these championships, she earned silver in the 400 metre freestyle and gold in the 800 metre freestyle,[4] earning a national championship and her Australian senior team debut.[citation needed]
Competing at the2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Melverton won bronze in the800 metre freestyle.[5] In earning the bronze, she swam a personal best time of 8:16.51.[6]
Melverton is also an accomplished open water swimmer.
In October 2016, she competed in the Burleigh Ocean Swim, taking out the women's 1k and 2k events.[7]
At the 2017 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships held inAdelaide,South Australia, Melverton took gold in the women's 5k event, earning nomination for selection for the17th FINA World Aquatics Championships to be held inBudapest,Hungary in July 2017.[8]
| No. | Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Status | Ref |
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| 1 | 4x200 m freestyle relay[a] | 7:39.29 | 2022 Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 31 July 2022 | Former | [9] |
a split 1:55.40 (2nd leg); withMadison Wilson (1st leg),Mollie O'Callaghan (3rd leg),Ariarne Titmus (4th leg)
