Dylan Dunlop-Barrett (born 17 March 1991) is a New Zealand
swimmer
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. He competed in the
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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. The New Zealand team completed the race on 31 July finishing 8th with a time of 7:17:18. Dylan had the 2nd fastest leg completing his 200 metres in 1:49.51. The other members of his team are
Matthew Stanley
Matthew Stanley (born 15 January 1992) is a New Zealand swimmer. His home town is Matamata. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle, finishing in 15th place in the heats, failing to reach the final.
At th ...
,
Steven Kent and
Andy Macmillan
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.
He also competed in the 200 and 400 m freestyle events at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
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, along with the and freestyle relays.
Dunlop-Barrett won the Sportsperson of the Year overall award at the Taranaki Sports Awards in 2012. He announced his retirement from competitive swimming in 2015.
References
1991 births
Living people
New Zealand male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for New Zealand
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Hāwera
Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
21st-century New Zealand people
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