Kane Follows

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Kane Follows
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 28)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
ClubNeptune Swim Club
CoachLars Humer

Kane Follows (born 27 May 1997) is a New Zealand swimmer who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]

Follows was born and raised in Auckland. He attended One Tree Hill College in Auckland and the University of Hawai'i. [2]

Swimming career

Follows currently lives and trains in Dunedin under Lars Humer. [3] [4] Previous to training in Dunedin with the Neptune Swim Club, Follows also trained at Mt Eden Swimming, [5] North Shore Swimming Club [6] and the University of Hawai'i. [7]

He first represented New Zealand at a senior level in the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Melbourne with a 14th place finish in the 200 metres backstroke in a time of 1:53.11. [8] [9] [10]

At the 2024 New Zealand Olympic Trials, Follows won the 200 metres backstroke breaking the New Zealand record (set by Gareth Kean in 2012), with a time of 1:57.13 and qualified for the Olympics. [11]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Follows finished 21st in the 200 metres backstroke with a time of 1:58.63 and 33rd in the 100 metres backstroke. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Kane FOLLOWS | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  2. ↑ "Kane Follows - Men's Swimming & Diving". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Paris 2024: Nine Athletes Named In Strong Olympic Swimming Team | Press Release: New Zealand Olympic Committee". www.scoop.co.nz. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dunedin swimmer breaks 12-year-old national record for backstroke". RNZ. April 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Swimming: Locals shine at Greerton Swim Meet". NZ Herald. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  6. ↑ "More Times Clocked For The Tokyo Paralympics". archive.swimming.org.nz. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  7. ↑ "UH swimming alumni set for Paris Olympics | University of Hawaiʻi System News". www.hawaii.edu. 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  8. ↑ "Heats Results Summary" (PDF). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kane Follows breaks NZ 200 metre backstroke record". 1News.
  10. ↑ "NZ Swimming Championships: Kane Follows, Cameron Gray Book Paris Tickets with National Records".
  11. ↑ "Swimify 200m Backstroke Men Final". au.swimify.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  12. ↑ "Results" (PDF). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
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