Lauren Boyle
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Full name | Lauren Marie Boyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Auckland | 14 December 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stroke(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | California Golden Bears | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lauren Marie Boyle (born 14 December 1987 in Auckland) is a New Zealand swimmer. She has competed at two Commonwealth Games and two Olympic Games.[1]
Boyle won a bronze medal with Helen Norfolk, Alison Fitch and Melissa Ingram in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
At the 2008 Olympic Games she was a member of the New Zealand 4x200m freestyle relay team which was disqualified in the heats.
She won a silver medal with Penelope Marshall, Amaka Gessler and Natasha Hind in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
At the 2012 Olympics in London, Boyle was fourth fastest in the heats of the 400m freestyle in a New Zealand record 4:03.63. In the final she finished 8th. In the 800m heats she swam 8:25.91, also a New Zealand record, qualifying fifth fastest for the final. In the final she swam another record of 8:22.72 to finish fourth, 2.40 seconds from the bronze medal which went to defending champion and world record holder Rebecca Adlington.
In August 2013, Boyle claimed three medals at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, becoming only the second New Zealander to achieve this feat (after Danyon Loader in 1994).[2]
Boyle is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
References
- ↑ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ↑ "Lauren Boyle takes record third medal at FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona," 3news, 4 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
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