Lara Carroll (born 8 December 1986), also known by her married name Lara Mist, is an English-born competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who has represented Australia in international events, including the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. She attended Leeming Senior High School in the suburb of Leeming. Carroll made her international debut at the

in Athens, where she finished 6th in the 200 m individual medley. She claimed her first international medals later that year at the

2004 FINA Short Course World Championships The 7th FINA Short Course World Championships were held at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from October 7 through October 11, 2004. Results Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Medley Medal table ...

in Indianapolis, claiming silver and bronze in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley respectively. She claimed her first long-course medal at the

2005 World Aquatics Championships The 2005 World Aquatics Championships (french: Championnats du monde de natation 2005) or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. They took place in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen's I ...

, claiming a bronze in the 200-metre individual medley. She also came fourth in the 400-metre event. Carroll is a member of the Australian Commonwealth Swimming Team at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

in Melbourne, where she won a bronze medal in the 200-metre individual medley, finishing behind

Stephanie Rice Stephanie Louise Rice, OAM (born 17 June 1988) is an Australian former competitive swimmer. She won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009. On 9 April 2 ...

and

Brooke Hanson Brooke Louise Hanson, OAM (born 18 March 1978) is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder. Career A swimmer since the age of four, Hanson was the youngest swimmer on t ...

, in a time of 2:13.86. She didn't compete in the 400-metre event due to illness. She is a student and a member of the Fremantle Port swimming club. In May 2014, she married her long-time partner Sam Mist in a ceremony at

Rottnest Island Rottnest Island ( nys, Wadjemup), often colloquially referred to as "Rotto", is a island off the coast of Western Australia, located west of Fremantle. A sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of aeolianite limestone, Rottnest is an A-class ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Lara 1986 births Living people Australian female medley swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Cambridge