Jamie Perkins
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 2005 Sunshine Coast, Queensland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamie Perkins OAM (born 19 January 2005) is an Australian freestyle swimmer and former surf lifesaver. She is an Olympic gold medallist and World champion in swimming, and a multiple-time national surf lifesaving champion. She trains with the St. Peter’s Western Swim Club and previously competed for the Northcliffe Surf Lifesaving Club.[2] She represented Australia in the Women's 400m Freestyle and Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Honolulu, Hawaii
Silver Medal – 200m Freestyle Silver Medal – 400m Freestyle Silver Medal – 800m Freestyle Silver Medal – 4×100m Freestyle Relay Silver Medal – 4×200m Freestyle Relay
2023 World Junior Championships (Netanya, Israel)2
2023 World Junior Championships (Netanya, Israel) Gold Medal – 400m Freestyle Silver Medal – 4x200m Freestyle Relay
2024 Summer Olympics (Paris)
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Perkins finished **8th** in the women’s 400 m freestyle final with a time of 4:04.96.[3] She also swam in the heats of the women’s 4 × 200 m freestyle relay—helping Australia qualify fastest for the final—and was awarded a **gold medal** when the team won the relay in Olympic record time.[4]
2025 World Aquatics Championships (Singapore)
At the 2025 Worlds in Singapore, Perkins placed **7th** in the women’s 200 m freestyle and **6th** in the 400 m freestyle (4:03.20). She also earned a **gold medal** as part of Australia’s victorious 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team.[5]
