Lara Carroll

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lara Carroll (born 8 December 1986 in Cambridge, England) is an Australian swimmer living in Perth, Australia.

Carroll made her international debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished 6th in the 200m individual medley. She claimed her first international medals later that year at the 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships in Indianapolis, claiming silver and bronze in the 200m and 400m individual medley respectively. She claimed her first long-course medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, claiming a bronze in the 200m individual medley. She also came fourth in the 400m event.

Carroll is a member of the Australian Commonwealth Swimming Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won a bronze medal in the 200 metres Individual Medley, finishing behind Stephanie Rice and Brooke Hanson, in a time of 2:13.86. She didn't compete in the 400m event due to illness.

She is a student and a member of the Fremantle Port swimming club.