Sprint king Eamon Sullivan was born in Subiaco in 1985. Sullivan started swimming as a way to help with his asthma but only got serious about the sport at the age of 10.

Sullivan made his Olympic debut in 2004 as a relay swimmer in Athens before competing in his maiden Commonwealth Games in 2006 where he helped his country to gold in the 4 x 100m medley relay. The West Australian signalled his intent with two medals at the 2007 world championships, including bronze in the 100m freestyle.

He would go on to take the title as the fastest man in the world the following year when he became the world record holder in both the 50 and 100m freestyle.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Sullivan won three medals, including silver in the 100m freestyle, while his remarkable lead off world-record leg in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay helped the Australians to bronze. He would again represent Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 London Olympics and was a consistently brilliant relay performer.

In 2014, Sullivan surprised the competition by taking out the 50m freestyle at the National Championships to book his place at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Ultimately, Sullivan was forced to withdraw from Glasgow and announced his retirement later that year after three shoulder surgeries and five hip surgeries over his injury-riddled career.

Now a father of two and restaurant owner, he goes down as one of the greatest swimmers the State has ever produced.