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Australian swimmer
Todd Robert Pearson OAM (born 25 November 1977) is an Australian swimming champion, who was born in Geraldton, Western Australia. He started swimming on the advice of a doctor treating his asthma. Pearson was vice captain of Hale School in 1994 where he spent time in Faulkner House and St George House. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[ 1]
He was no stranger to the Olympic Games . After swimming the heat of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Pearson was a spectator for the final, when the Australians set a world record by beating the US team for the first time in Olympic history. He went on to swim in the final of the 4×200-metre freestyle with Ian Thorpe , Michael Klim and Bill Kirby . The Aussies led from start to finish, setting another world record and achieving every child's dream of winning gold for Australia. Pearson was awarded the Order of Australia medal for contribution to sport for this effort. After Sydney in 2000, Pearson won gold medals at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the 2002 Commonwealth Games . He was also co-captain of the Australian swimming team in 2001. Despite swimming more than 50 kilometres a week, Pearson found time to complete a bachelor of commerce degree with a major in accounting and has worked for a multinational accounting firm.
Pearson later represented Australia in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a silver medal.
1908 : John Derbyshire , Paul Radmilovic , William Foster , Henry Taylor (GBR )
1912 : Cecil Healy , Malcolm Champion , Leslie Boardman , Harold Hardwick (ANZ )
1920 : Perry McGillivray , Pua Kealoha , Norman Ross , Duke Kahanamoku (USA )
1924 : Johnny Weissmuller , Wally O'Connor , Harry Glancy , Ralph Breyer (USA )
1928 : Johnny Weissmuller , Austin Clapp , Walter Laufer , George Kojac (USA )
1932 : Masanori Yusa , Yasuji Miyazaki , Takashi Yokoyama , Hisakichi Toyoda (JPN )
1936 : Masanori Yusa , Shigeo Sugiura , Shigeo Arai , Masaharu Taguchi (JPN )
1948 : Wally Ris , Jimmy McLane , Wally Wolf , Bill Smith (USA )
1952 : Wayne Moore , Bill Woolsey , Ford Konno , Jimmy McLane (USA )
1956 : Kevin O'Halloran , John Devitt , Murray Rose , Jon Henricks (AUS )
1960 : George Harrison , Dick Blick , Mike Troy , Jeff Farrell (USA )
1964 : Don Schollander , Steve Clark , Roy Saari , Gary Ilman (USA )
1968 : Don Schollander , Mark Spitz , John Nelson , Stephen Rerych (USA )
1972 : Mark Spitz , John Kinsella , Fred Tyler , Steve Genter (USA )
1976 : Mike Bruner , Bruce Furniss , John Naber , Jim Montgomery (USA )
1980 : Sergey Koplyakov , Vladimir Salnikov , Ivar Stukolkin , Andrey Krylov (URS )
1984 : Mike Heath , David Larson , Jeff Float , Bruce Hayes (USA )
1988 : Troy Dalbey , Matt Cetlinski , Doug Gjertsen , Matt Biondi (USA )
1992 : Dmitry Lepikov , Vladimir Pyshnenko , Veniamin Tayanovich , Yevgeny Sadovyi , Aleksey Kudryavtsev , Yury Mukhin (EUN )
1996 : Josh Davis , Joe Hudepohl , Brad Schumacher , Ryan Berube , Jon Olsen (USA )
2000 : Ian Thorpe , Michael Klim , Todd Pearson , Bill Kirby , Grant Hackett , Daniel Kowalski (AUS )
2004 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Peter Vanderkaay , Klete Keller , Dan Ketchum , Scott Goldblatt (USA )
2008 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Ricky Berens , Peter Vanderkaay , David Walters , Erik Vendt , Klete Keller (USA )
2012 : Ryan Lochte , Conor Dwyer , Ricky Berens , Michael Phelps , Charlie Houchin , Matt McLean , Davis Tarwater (USA )
2016 : Conor Dwyer , Townley Haas , Ryan Lochte , Michael Phelps , Clark Smith , Jack Conger , Gunnar Bentz (USA )
2020 : Tom Dean , James Guy , Matt Richards , Duncan Scott , Calum Jarvis (GBR )
2024 : James Guy , Tom Dean , Matt Richards , Duncan Scott , Jack McMillan , Kieran Bird (GBR )
1973 : Melvin Nash , Joe Bottom , Jim Montgomery , John Murphy (USA)
1975 : Bruce Furniss , Jim Montgomery , Andy Coan , John Murphy (USA)
1978 : Jack Babashoff , Rowdy Gaines , Jim Montgomery , David McCagg (USA)
1982 : Chris Cavanaugh , Robin Leamy , David McCagg , Rowdy Gaines (USA)
1986 : Tom Jager , Mike Heath , Paul Wallace , Matt Biondi (USA)
1991 : Tom Jager , Brent Lang , Doug Gjertsen , Matt Biondi (USA)
1994 : Jon Olsen , Josh Davis , Uğur Taner , Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
1998 : Scott Tucker , Jon Olsen , Neil Walker , Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
2001 : Michael Klim , Ashley Callus , Todd Pearson , Ian Thorpe (AUS)
2003 : Andrey Kapralov , Ivan Usov , Denis Pimankov , Alexander Popov (RUS)
2005 : Michael Phelps , Neil Walker , Nate Dusing , Jason Lezak (USA)
2007 : Michael Phelps , Neil Walker , Cullen Jones , Jason Lezak (USA)
2009 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Matt Grevers , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2011 : James Magnussen , Matt Targett , Matthew Abood , Eamon Sullivan (AUS)
2013 : Yannick Agnel , Florent Manaudou , Fabien Gilot , Jérémy Stravius (FRA)
2015 : Mehdy Metella , Florent Manaudou , Fabien Gilot , Jérémy Stravius (FRA)
2017 : Caeleb Dressel , Townley Haas , Blake Pieroni , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2019 : Caeleb Dressel , Blake Pieroni , Zach Apple , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2022 : Caeleb Dressel , Ryan Held , Justin Ress , Brooks Curry (USA)
2023 : Jack Cartwright , Flynn Southam , Kai Taylor , Kyle Chalmers (AUS)
2024 : Pan Zhanle , Ji Xinjie , Zhang Zhanshuo , Wang Haoyu (CHN)
1993 : Brazil (Scherer , Ferreira , Souza , Borges )
1995 : Brazil (Scherer , Massura , Cordeiro , Borges )
1997 : Germany (Conrad , Tröger , Lüderitz , Heilmann )
1999 : Australia (Fydler , Pearson , Thorpe , Klim )
2000 : Sweden (Nyström , Frölander , Ohlin , Nystrand )
2002 : United States (Tucker , Marshall , Lezak , Keller )
2004 : United States (Brunelli , Walker , Dusing , Lezak )
2006 : Italy (Calvi , Lanzarini , Galenda , Magnini )
2008 : United States (Lochte , Lundquist , Adrian , Van Wie )
2010 : France (Bernard , Bousquet , Gilot , Agnel )
2012 : United States (Ervin , Lochte , Feigen , Grevers )
2014 : France (Mignon , Gilot , Manaudou , Metella )
2016 : Russia (Lobintsev , Vekovishchev , Morozov , Popkov )
2018 : United States (Dressel , Pieroni , Chadwick , Held )
2021 : Russian Swimming Federation (Kolesnikov , Minakov , Grinev , Shchegolev )
2022 : Italy (Miressi , Conte Bonin , Deplano , Ceccon )
2024 : United States (Alexy , Hobson , Smith , Guiliano )
1993 : Sweden (Wallin , Werner , Frölander , Holmertz )
1995 : Australia (Klim , Dunn , Allen , Kowalski )
1997 : Australia (Klim , Hackett , Kirby , Dunn )
1999 : Netherlands (Van den Hoogenband , Kenkhuis , Zuijdweg , Wouda )
2000 : United States (Davis , Walker , Tucker , Carvin )
2002 : Australia (Pearson , Hass , Dunne , Hackett )
2004 : United States (Lochte , Carvin , Ketchum , Mortimer )
2006 : Italy (Rosolino , Pelliciari , Cassio , Magnini )
2008 : Australia (Palmer , Brits , Sprenger , Monk )
2010 : Russia (Lobintsev , Izotov , Lagunov , Sukhorukov )
2012 : United States (Lochte , Dwyer , Klueh , McLean )
2014 : United States (Dwyer , Lochte , McLean , Clary )
2016 : United States (Pieroni , Pebley , Clark , Grothe )
2018 : Brazil (Melo , Scheffer , Coelho Santos , Correia )
2021 : United States (Smith , Julian , Foster , Held )
2022 : United States (Smith , Foster , Julian , Kibler )
2024 : United States (Hobson , Foster , Casas , Smith )
1962–1966: 4×110 yards
1970–present: 4×100 metres
1962 : Dickson , Rose , Doak , Phelps (AUS )
1966 : Dickson , Ryan , Wenden , Windle (AUS )
1970 : White , Rogers , Wenden , Devenish (AUS )
1974 : Phillips , Robertson , MacDonald , MacKenzie (CAN )
1978 : Sawchuk , MacDonald , Smith , Szmidt (CAN )
1982 : Brewer , Fasala , Delany , Brooks (AUS )
1986 : Fasala , Stockwell , Renshaw , Brooks (AUS )
1990 : Baildon , Fydler , Vander-Wal , Cooper (AUS )
1994 : Baildon , Fydler , Lange , Sheehan (AUS )
1998 : Callus , Fydler , Thorpe , Klim (AUS )
2002 : Callus , Pearson , Hackett , Thorpe (AUS )
2006 : Zandberg , Ferns , Schoeman , Neethling (RSA )
2010 : Richardson , Sullivan , D'Orsogna , Magnussen (AUS )
2014 : D'Orsogna , Abood , Magnussen , McEvoy (AUS )
2018 : McEvoy , Magnussen , Cartwright , Chalmers (AUS )
2022 : Southam , Incerti , Yang , Chalmers (AUS )
1985: USA (McCadam , Heath , Wallace , Biondi )
1987: USA (Jacobs , Oppel , Dalbey , Biondi )
1989: USA (Lang , Olsen , Gjertsen , Jager )
1991: USA (Jordan , Jager , Olsen , Biondi )
1993: USA (Hudepohl , Pepper , Fox , Olsen )
1995: USA (Fox , Hudepohl , Olsen , Hall )
1997: USA (Tucker , Schumacher , Olsen , Walker )
1999: Australia (Klim , English , Fydler , Thorpe )
2002: Australia (Callus , Pearson , Hackett , Thorpe )
2006: USA (Phelps , Walker , Jones , Lezak )
2010: USA (Phelps , Lochte , Lezak , Adrian )
2014: Australia (D'Orsogna , Magnussen , Abood , McEvoy )
2018: Brazil (Santos , Chierighini , Ferreira Jr. , Spajari )