Lynette Grant Sadleir (born 1 August 1963) is a New Zealand paediatric neurologist and epileptologist, and a former synchronised swimmer and coach.

Biography

Born on 1 August 1963 in

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, Canada, Sadleir competed for New Zealand in synchronised swimming at the

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. With her sister Katie Sadleir, she finished 12th in the women's duet. She also competed in the women's solo, finishing in 35th place. After retiring from competition, Sadleir was the synchronised swimming coach for the New Zealand teams at three Commonwealth Games: in

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and

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. Sadleir is a paediatric neurologist and epileptologist, and was promoted to full professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at

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on 1 February 2019.

References

1963 births Living people Swimmers from Vancouver Canadian synchronized swimmers New Zealand synchronised swimmers Canadian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand people of Scottish descent Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian people of New Zealand descent Synchronized swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic synchronised swimmers of New Zealand Canadian epileptologists New Zealand women academics New Zealand women scientists University of Otago faculty Synchronized swimming coaches New Zealand swimming coaches {{NewZealand-swimming-bio-stub