Maximillian Giuliani
Australian swimmer (born 2003)
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Maximillian Giuliani (born 3 July 2003) is an Australian swimmer. He competed at the olympics, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.[1] He is the reigning world champion in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, and holds the World Championship and Australian records in event.[2]
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Giuliani grew up in Carlton, Tasmania, swimming for Hobart Aquatic Club. In 2022, he relocated to Queensland to join Richard's Scarce's program at Miami.[1]
Career
At the 2023 Queensland Championships, Giuliani went 1:44.79 in the 200 m freestyle. This made him the second-fastest Australian in the history of the event.[3]
Giuliani made his Olympic debut in 2024. Competing in the 200 m freestyle, he finished 7th in a time of 1:45.57. He swam in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, where Australia won the bronze medal in a time of 7:01.98.[1]
Giuliani later competed at the 2024 Short Course World Championships in Budapest. In the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, he led off in a time of 1:40.73. The team set an Oceanian record time of 6:45.54 to win the silver medal.[4] In the 200 m freestyle, Giuliani recorded 1:40.36 to win another silver medal. This was a new Australian record, surpassing Edward Sommerville's mark of 1:40.64 from earlier in the year.[5]
At the 2025 World Championships in Singapore, Giuliani competed in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. He swam the third leg, splitting 47.63. Australia won the gold medal in a time of 3:08.97, breaking the championship and Australian records in the process.[2] Giuliani later swam the anchor leg of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, splitting 1:44.92. Australia won bronze in a time of 7:00.98.[6]