Lauren Marie Boyle (born 14 December 1987) is a former competitive

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 ...

from New Zealand. She has competed at three

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and three

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Career

Boyle won a bronze medal with

Helen Norfolk Helen Norfolk (born 27 August 1981 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal with Lauren Boyle, Alison Fitch and Melissa Ingram in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She has com ...

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and Melissa Ingram in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the

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. At the 2008 Olympic Games she was a member of the New Zealand 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team which was disqualified in the heats. She won a silver medal with Penelope Marshall,

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and Natasha Hind in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the

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. At the 2012 Olympics in London, Boyle was fourth fastest in the heats of the 400m freestyle in a New Zealand record 4:03.63. In the final she finished 8th. In the 800m heats she swam 8:25.91, also a New Zealand record, qualifying fifth fastest for the final. In the final she swam another record of 8:22.72 to finish fourth, 2.40 seconds from the bronze medal which went to defending champion and world record holder

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. In August 2013, Boyle claimed three medals at the

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in Barcelona, becoming only the second New Zealander to achieve this feat (after

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in 1994). At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Boyle won gold in the 400m freestyle and a silver medal in the 800m freestyle. She also finished fourth in the final of the 200m freestyle after breaking the New Zealand record in the heats. In the 400 m freestyle, she set a new Games record in the final. At the Wellington Winter Short Course meet in August 2014 Boyle broke the World Short Course record in the women's 1500m freestyle with a time of 15:22.68. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Boyle was 14th fastest in the semi-finals of the 400 m freestyle, and did not make the final. In the 800 m freestyle, she was 0.29 of a second off making the final. Boyle is a graduate of the

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. She announced her retirement from competitive swimming on 1 August 2017 due to ongoing injury problems. In the 2020 New Year Honours, Boyle was appointed a

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, for services to swimming.

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