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| Lewis
CLAREBURT |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
New Zealand
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 04 Jul 1999
in Wellington, NZL |
| Height | 1.87 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Wellington, NZL |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English |
Higher education |
Commerce - Victoria University of Wellington: New Zealand |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He learned to swim at the TSW Dolphins club in New Zealand under coach Steve Francis. |
Why this sport? |
"My older sisters were both swimmers, so I was destined to get into the sport as well. I enjoyed the grind so much, I stuck at it." |
Club / Team |
Capital Swim Club: Wellington, NZL |
Name of coach |
Gary Hollywood [club], IRL |
International Debut |
Year |
2018 |
Competing for |
New Zealand |
Tournament |
Commonwealth Games |
Location |
Gold Coast, QLD, AUS |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze in the 400m individual medley at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, and at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (funkytrunks.com, 02 Dec 2019; stuff.co.nz, 03 Aug 2019) |
Most influential person in career |
His family. (funkytrunks.com, 02 Dec 2019) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
Before a race he listens to music. "I normally blast music through my headphones to try and distract myself from thinking about how much pain I am going to be in during the 400m individual medley." (funkytrunks.com, 02 Dec 2019) |
Other sports |
He has been involved in the Surf Life Saving New Zealand [SLSNZ] high performance squad. (surflifesaving.org.nz, 18 Mar 2018) |
Milestones |
He became the first New Zealand swimmer to win a medal in an individual medley event at the world championships when he claimed bronze in the 400m individual medley at the 2019 edition in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Nov 2020) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (newstalkzb.co.nz, 26 Aug 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:57.70 |
| 7 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:11.22 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:10.98 |
| 7 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:58.11 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:27.91 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:12.07 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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