Lara Mechnig (born 25 February 2000) is a synchronized swimmer from

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarch ...

. She competed in the women's duet event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

held in Tokyo, Japan. This was also the first time Liechtenstein competed in artistic swimming at the Summer Olympics. She also represented Liechtenstein at the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

in Budapest, Hungary and at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

Career

In 2015, she represented Liechtenstein at the

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held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She competed in the women's solo and women's duet competitions. In 2016, she competed in the solo free routine and duet technical routine competitions at the

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held in London, United Kingdom. At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, she competed in both the duet technical routine and duet free routine competitions. Mechnig and

Marluce Schierscher Marluce Schierscher (born 8 September 1998) is a synchronized swimmer from Liechtenstein. She competed in the women's duet event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. This was also the first time Liechtenstein competed in artistic sw ...

finished in 14th place in the duet technical routine at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships. In the duet free routine they finished in 14th place in the preliminary round. In the solo technical routine Mechnig finished in 9th place and in the solo free routine she finished in 10th place. At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, she finished in 13th place in the preliminary round in the solo free routine. She finished in 11th place in the solo technical routine. Mechnig and Marluce Schierscher competed in the duet technical routine and duet free routine. In the duet technical routine they finished in 22nd place in the preliminary round and in the duet free routine they finished in 21st place in the preliminary round. She also competed in the solo technical routine, solo free routine, duet technical routine and duet free routine events at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mechnig, Lara 2000 births Living people Liechtenstein synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for Liechtenstein European Games competitors for Liechtenstein Synchronised swimmers at the 2015 European Games Synchronized swimmers at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships Artistic swimmers at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships Artistic swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people)