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Lea BOY
Sport Open Water Swimming
NOC Germany   
GenderWomen
Born24 Jan 2000 in Elmshorn, GER
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
SV Wurzburg 05: Germany
General Interest
Injuries
She was troubled by a shoulder injury in early to mid-2017. (swimsportnews.de, 16 Aug 2017)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Nikolai Evseev [club], RUS; Bernd Berkhahn [national], GER
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming in 2006.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the open water mixed 5km team relay at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (fina.org, 18 Jul 2019)
Further Personal Information
Languages
German
General Interest
Other sports
She has represented Germany in both pool and open water swimming. She competed at the 2019 European Short Course Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and won a gold medal in the open water mixed 5km team relay at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Sep 2021)
Further Personal Information
Residence
Elmshorn, GER

 Competition Highlights
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2019 Glasgow, SCO 800m Freestyle 8:22.04
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 10km 2:03:12.9
4 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 6km - Team Relay  
2 2022 Budapest, HUN 25km 5:24:15.2
8 2022 Budapest, HUN 10km 2:02:40.5
1 2022 Budapest, HUN 6km - Team Relay  
12 2019 Gwangju, KOR 25km 5:12:40.6
1 2019 Gwangju, KOR 5km - Team Relay 53:58.7
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2022 Rome, ITA 5km 57:06.2
13 2022 Rome, ITA 10km 2:04:44.3
5 2022 Rome, ITA 5km - Team Relay 1:00:43.8
1 2021 Budakalász, HUN 25km 4:53:57.0
16 2021 Budakalász, HUN 10km 2:03:49.4
2 2021 Budakalász, HUN 5km - Team Relay 54:18.0
12 2018 Glasgow, SCO 5km 58:04.0
World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
9 2023   10km  
25 2023 Funchal, POR 10km 1:58:59.9
4 2023 Golfo Aranci, ITA 10km 1:56:20.6
10 2022   10km  
16 2022 Eilat, ISR 10km 1:56:35.5
9 2022 Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN 10km 2:01:35.03
17 2022 Paris, FRA 10km 2:02:43.44
7 2022 Setúbal, POR 10km 2:09:33.10
5 2021   10km  
3 2021 Doha, QAT 10km 2:01:31.9
7 2021 Ohrid, MKD 10km 2:05:19.1
  2020   10km  
9 2020 Doha, QAT 10km 1:56:46.1
23 2019   10km  
6 2019 Balatonfüred, HUN 10km 1:58:50.9
20 2019 Doha, QAT 10km 2:04:19.8
18 2018   10km  
20 2018 Abu Dhabi, UAE 10km 2:04:16.9
21 2018 Beau Vallon, SEY 10km 2:00:26.80
23 2018 Doha, QAT 10km 2:03:21.8
6 2018 Qiandaohu, CHN 10km 2:06:36.80
18 2018 Setúbal, POR 10km 2:08:34.15
27 2017   10km  
31 2017 Abu Dhabi, UAE 10km 1:56:00.2
20 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 10km 2:03:19.6
12 2017 Qiandaohu, CHN 10km 1:39:36.8