Mack Horton

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Mare Nostrum – Canet Day 2 Finals: Sjostrom Unstoppable

Full Name:	Mack Horton
Born:	April 26th, 1996
	Melbourne, Australia
Nationality:	Australia
Status:	Active

Mack Horton Born April 25, 1996 Mack Horton is a decorated swimmer from Melbourne, Australia. Horton specializes in the distance events, and has made a name for himself at a very young age. His full name is Mackenzie, but he goes by Mack for short – Horton began swimming at 10 years old, which helped him overcome his fear of the water. And just three years after he joined the sport, he broke his first Australian record at 13 years old. 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Horton first represented Australia internationally at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships held in Honolulu, where he broke the meet record in the 1500-meter freestyle. He also picked up a silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle, and finished fourth in the 800-meter freestyle. End to his junior campaign In 2013 Horton competed at his last junior competition by swimming at the World Junior Championships in Dubai. Horton ended up winning five gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle, 200-meter freestyle, 800-meter freestyle, 1500-meter freestyle, 4x100-meter freestyle relay and one silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle. He also broke five meet records in the process. Speedo ambassador Horton was named an ambassador for Speedo in April 2014 after completing an impressive season of swimming. Around the …

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Aussie 2017 World C’ships Team Tracker: Day 5 Qualifiers

Mack Horton wrangled up the men’s 1500m freestyle qualifying time tonight in Brisbane.

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Bronte Campbell doubled up on her 100m freestyle victory and stole gold in the splash n’ dash tonight in Brisbane.

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