Lewis Clareburt

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Lewis Clareburt
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Clareburt in 2022
Personal information
Born (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 25)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Individual medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Doha 400 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Gwangju 400 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 200 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 400 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 200 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 400 m medley
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Nassau 200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Nassau 400 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Nassau 4×200 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Nassau 400 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Nassau 200 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Nassau 200 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Nassau 4×100 m mixed medley

Lewis Clareburt (born 4 July 1999) is a New Zealand swimmer. He is the current 2024 400m Individual Medley World Champion (4:09.72) and Commonwealth men's champion for 200 metre butterfly and 400 metre individual medley, having won both events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, he won bronze medals in the men's 400 m individual medley. [1] He swam in the 2020 International Swim League, competing for the New York Breakers. [2] He is coached by Mitch Nairn at Club 37, Auckland. [3]

In the second ISL season overall Lewis competed for the US-based swim team – New York Breakers. [4]

Lewis has also been a proud and active member of Lyall Bay Surf Lifesaving Club. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Lewis Clareburt". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. "NY BREAKERS ROSTER DROPS 6 AUSTRALIANS, ADDS 7 NEW NAMES". Swim Swam Partners, LLC. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. "Swim star Lewis Clareburt dips toe into new training environment before Paris Olympics". Newshub . Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. "ISL".
  5. "Surf Lifesaving NZ - Clareburt Complements Quality Black Fins". www.surflifesaving.org.nz. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ZB, Newstalk (24 September 2024). "Lewis Clareburt: Out of the pool and into some Surf Lifesaving". ZB. Retrieved 24 September 2024.