Flynn Southam

ABOUT

Name: Flynn Southam

Age (in 2022): 17

Sport: Swimming

Coach/s: Kyle Samuelson and Chris Mooney


RESULTS

Best result/s: Winning 5 individual gold at Australian age champs. Breaking multiple Australian records in long and short course 100 freestyle. Holding Queensland records in 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. Making the junior world championship team.

Major goal for 2022: Making the Australian swim team to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Championships.

Most memorable sporting moment: Breaking Olympic Champion Kyle Chalmers' Australian age group record as a 15 year old.

Biggest Challenge you have faced? Breaking my arm twice within a 3 month period and gaining 20kgs during COVID quarantine in 2020.

What do you like most about your sport? I love the training lifestyle the most! Facing challenges big or small every week which lead to my personal growth are very rewarding.

Who/what inspires you to achieve your best in sport? Kobe Bryant, Ian Thorpe and Mike Tyson all inspire me every day to become the best I can be. I really am motivated by the unknown...nobody knows what will happen and the thrill of finding out excites me!

Favourite food/drink: Roast pork belly.

Favourite song/music: I love all genres and artists.

Favourite destination: Palau, Micronesia and Inskip point.