Mitch Larkin at a glance

FAST FACTS ABOUT 200m BACKSTROKE SILVER MEDALLIST MITCH LARKIN

* Aged 23, born in Buderim, Queensland

* At his second Olympic Games

* Finished eighth in 200m backstroke final at 2012 London Olympics

* Boyfriend of fellow Olympian Emily Seebohm

* Won world championship gold in 100m and 200m backstroke last year, the first person to complete that double in a decade

* Admitted shedding a tear after finishing fourth in 100m backstroke final in Rio