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than yesterday

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About me

I’m Koa Stotz, a competitive swimmer from the Gold Coast. Standing at 2m (6’7″), I’ve dedicated myself to developing every aspect of my performance.

I train at Somerset Gold Coast Swim Club with Chris Urquhart, specialising in sprint freestyle and breaststroke. I’m a member of the Swimming Queensland Youth Development Squad, and was selected for the Swimming Australia NextWave and NextGen camps in 2025, which have provided invaluable experience and exposure to elite coaching groups.

Next year, I’m aiming to qualify for the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Games, with long-term goals of representing Australia at the Olympics. Every session – every stroke – is an opportunity to improve.

Beyond personal performance, I’m passionate about helping swimming grow as a sport, inspiring the next generation, and contributing to initiatives that make it more accessible and enjoyable for everyone. I’m also expanding my horizons outside the pool, exploring opportunities in business and personal development to build skills that will serve me both in and beyond sport.

I currently attend Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, balancing academics with a full training schedule, which keeps me disciplined and goal-focused.

When I’m not swimming, I enjoy surfing, playing underwater hockey, fishing, and spearfishing along the Southern Gold Coast and Tweed Coast.

Through my swimming journey, I’ve developed a strong work ethic, professionalism, and a commitment to continual improvement. I take pride in how I represent myself, my team, and the organisations I work with, both in competition and beyond.

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Impossible is
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State Titles
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National Titles
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Australian Records
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Allcomers Records
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State Records
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In The Media

Source: facebook.com/SwimmingQLD

"Congratulations Koa from Somerset (Gold Coast), coached by Chris Urquhart, for an incredible performance at the 2025 Hancock Prospecting Queensland Short Course Championships..."

Source: swimswam.com

"Koa Stotz made some noise in the 14-year-old boys' 100m freestyle final on day three of the 2025 Queensland Short Course Championships..."

Source: couriermail.com.au

"Magnificent 7 (2032 Games – Seven Years To Go) - If there’s one name in swimming to keep an eye on in the coming years, it is 14-year-old Gold Coaster Koa Stotz...."

Source: swimming.org.au

"64 promising age athletes – males and females will compete at Next Wave and gain team and racing experiences at the Australian Institute of Sport..."

Source: swimswam.com

"Koa Stotz made a name for himself on day two of the 2025 Australian Age Championships, busting out a new national age record Aussie Age Record In 14-Yr-Old Boys’ 50 Breaststroke..."

Source: swimmingworldmagazine.com

"Two-metre-tall Stotz punched the air in celebrating his second National record at this meet, winning the 14 years 100m breaststroke in 1:04.21 -taking 0.2 off Olympian Matthew Wilson’s 2013 mark of 1:04.44..."

Source: qld.swimming.org.au

"Also swimming into the record books was Gold Coast-based schoolboy Koa Stotz (Somerset, QLD; Coach Chris Urquhart) who even surprised himself..."

Source: swimswam.com

"Koa Stotz also joined the record-breaking party, notching a new standard en route to winning the 14-year-old boys’ 100m breaststroke..."

QLD State titles

12&U 200m Medley in a time of 2.07.47 M. Truman, K. Stotz, D. Baxter, M. Hembling from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 10/12/22
12&U 200m Freestyle in a time of 1.50.92 from Gold Coast K. Stotz, R. Johnston, M. Crocker, T. Benjamin QLD Brisbane 10/12/22
12&U 200m Medely in a time of 2.03.26 from Gold Coast R. Johnston, K. Stotz, M. Crocker, T. Benjamin QLD Brisbane 10/12/22
12 yrs 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1.16.18 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 15/12/22
12 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 33.46 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 16/12/22
14&U 200m Medley in a time of 1.50.92 M. Anderson, K. Stotz, L. Grigor, C. McGuiness from Gold Coast QLD Brisbane 9/12/23
14&U 200m Freestyle in a time of 1.50.92 K. Stotz, R. Johnston, C. Tarrant, D. Baxter from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 10/12/24
14 yrs 50m Freestyle in a time of 24.14 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 17/12/24
14 yrs 100m Freestyle in a time of 54.20 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 17/12/24
14 yrs 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1.05.50 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 18/12/24
11 yrs 100m Individual Medley in a time of 1.12.63 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 12/08/22
11 yrs 100m breastroke in a time of 1.16.53 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 13/08/22
11 yrs 50m breastroke in a time of 34.71 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 14/08/22
12 yrs 100m Individual Medley in a time of 1.05.59 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 11/08/23
12 yrs 50m Freestyle in a time of 26.54 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 11/08/23
12 yrs 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1.09.61 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 11/08/23
12 yrs 100m Freestyle in a time of 58.23 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 12/08/23
12 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 31.84 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 12/08/23
12 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 33.81 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 12/02/23
 
14 yrs 50m Freestyle in a time of 23.04 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 08/8/25
14 yrs 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1.01.46 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 08/8/25
14 yrs 100m Individual Medely in a time of 56.46 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 08/8/25
14 yrs 100m Freestyle in a time of 50.34 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 09/8/25
14 yrs 200m Freestyle in a time of 1:54:65 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 10/8/25
14 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 28.36 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 10/8/25
15 yrs 200m Freestyle in a time of 1.54.61 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 14/12/25
15 yrs 100m Freestyle in a time of 50.65 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 15/12/25
15 yrs 50m Freestyle in a time of 23.45 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 16/12/25
15 yrs 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1.04.53 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 16/12/25
15 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 29.26 from somerset GC QLD Brisbane 19/12/25

national titles

12 yrs 200m Medley in a time of 2.05.57 J. Smith, K. Stotz, T. Wellm, N.Kemp from NSW QLD Brisbane 20/08/22
12 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 34.86 Koa Stotz from NSW QLD Brisbane 12/08/22
13 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 31.60 Koa Stotz from NSW NSW Sydney 24/08/23
13-14 yrs 200m Medley in a time of 1.50.22 R. Johnston, K. Stotz, N. Kemp, H. Hegarty from NSW QLD Brisbane 29/07/24
14 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 30.58 Koa Stotz from NSW QLD Gold Coast 31/07/24
13-14 yrs 200m Freestyle in a time of 1.39.72 R. Johnston, K. Stotz, N. Kemp, H. Hegarty from NSW QLD Brisbane 31/07/24
14 yrs 50m Breastroke in a time of 29.52 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 13/04/25
14 yrs 100m Breastroke in a time of 1.04.21 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 14/04/25

Australian Records

13 Years 50m Breastroke in a time of 30.58 Koa Stotz from Somerset Gold Coast QLD Gold Coast 31/07/24
14 yrs 50m Breastroke in a time of 29.52 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 13/04/25
14 yrs 100m Breastroke in a time of 1.04.21 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 14/04/25
14 yrs 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1.01.46 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 08/8/25
14 yrs 100m Freestyle in a time of 50.34 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 09/8/25
14 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 28.36 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 10/8/25

Allcomers Records

11 yrs 50m breastroke in a time of 34.86 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 22/08/22
14 yrs & Under 4×50 Freestyle in a time of 1.39.64 from Somerset GC K. Stotz, R. Johnston, C. Tarrant, D. Baxter QLD Brisbane 14/12/2024
14 yrs 50m Breastroke in a time of 29.52 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 13/04/25
14 yrs 100m Breastroke in a time of 1.04.21 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 14/04/25
12 yrs 100m Breastroke in a time of 1.09.61 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 11/08/23
12 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 31.84 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 13/08/23
14 yrs 100m Breastroke in a time of 1.08.27 from Gold Coast NT Darwin 27/09/2024
14 yrs 50m Breastroke in a time of 30.77 from Gold Coast NT Darwin 28/09/2024
14 yrs 100m Freestyle in a time of 54.56 from Gold Coast NT Darwin 29/09/2024
14 yrs 50m Breastroke in a time of 29.52 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 13/04/25
14 yrs 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1.04.21 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 14/04/25
14 yrs 50m Freestyle in a time of 23.04 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 08/8/25
14 yrs 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1.01.46 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 08/8/25
14 yrs 100m Individual Medely in a time of 56.46 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 08/8/25
14 yrs 100m Freestyle in a time of 50.34 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 09/8/25
14 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 28.36 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 10/8/25

QLD Records

14 yrs 50m Breastroke in a time of 29.52 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 13/04/25
14 yrs 100m Breastroke in a time of 1.04.21 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 14/04/25
14 yrs 50m Freestyle in a time of 23.77 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 16/04/25
12 yrs 100m Breastroke in a time of 1.09.61 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 11/08/23
12 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 31.84 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 13/08/23
12 yrs & Under 4×50 Freestyle in a time of 1.50.92 from Gold Coast K. Stotz, R. Johnston, M. Crocker, T. Benjamin QLD Brisbane 10/12/2022
12 yrs & Under 4×50 medely in a time of 2.03.26 from Gold Coast R. Johnston, K. Stotz, M. Crocker, T. Benjamin QLD Brisbane 10/12/2022
16 yrs & Under 4×50 Freestyle in a time of 1:34.73 from Queensland M. Cunningham, L. Wearing, K. Stotz, E. Berry QLD Brisbane 12/04/2025
14 yrs & Under 4×50 Freestyle in a time of 1.39.64 from Somerset GC K. Stotz, R. Johnston, C. Tarrant, D. Baxter QLD Brisbane 14/12/2024
14 yrs 50m Freestyle in a time of 23.04 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 08/8/25
14 yrs 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1.01.46 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 08/8/25
14 yrs 100m Freestyle in a time of 50.34 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 09/8/25
14 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 28.36 Koa Stotz from Somerset GC QLD Brisbane 10/8/25
 
15 yrs 50m Breaststroke in a time of 29.26 from somerset GC QLD Brisbane 19/12/25