Lianna Swan

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Lianna Swan
Personal information
Full nameLianna Catherine Swan
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Born (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 26)
Awali, Bahrain
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Guwahati 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Guwahati 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Guwahati 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Guwahati 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Guwahati 4×200 m freestyle

Lianna Catherine Swan, OLY (born 25 March 1997 in Awali, Bahrain) [1] is a British-Pakistani swimmer who holds seven Pakistani national records. [2] She specialises in breaststroke. [1] In July/August 2014, she represented Pakistan at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK. Lianna also represented Pakistan in 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati, India. Lianna represented Pakistan at the Rio Olympics 2016 and Tokyo Olympics 2020 in Women's 50m freestyle. [3]

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Background

Swan was born in Bahrain to a Pakistani mother, Nadia [1] and a British father. [2] She is a dual national of both the UK and Pakistan. [1] She took up swimming 6 years ago when she moved to Dubai, UAE. [2] She completed her A-Levels in Dubai at Jumeirah College. Swan explained her decision to opt for Pakistan: "I would get a lot more out of being part of the Pakistan team because there’s a lot more people trying for the British team. The British team is really prestigious as well, but being able to swim for your country, any country, is an achievement. I think when I first started swimming for Pakistan, that was the turning point for me." [1]

Career

National

Swan won 9 gold and 3 silver medals during the National Championships held in June 2014. This qualified her for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

International

Swan has competed in the 2010 Asian Games; the 2011 FINA World Cup in Dubai, UAE and 2013 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain. [4]

Swan will participate in 5 events: breaststroke - 50m & 100m; freestyle - 50m & 100m and individual medley - 200m, at the Glasgow Games in 2014. In her first event: 50m breaststroke, she broke her own national record of 00.37.11 [5] by swimming her heat in 00.35.72 and placing third. [6] In the 100m freestyle event on 27 July 2014, she broke her own national record of 01:03:52 [5] by swimming her heat in 01:03:32 and placing 6th. [7]

In February 2016, Lianna won gold medal in the women's 200m breaststroke in 2016 South Asian Games. [8]

National records

Freestyle

100m: 01:03:32 [7] - Glasgow Commonwealth Games - 2014

Breaststroke

50m: 00:35:72 - Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, UK - 2014 [6]
100m: 01:19:61 - 15th FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain - July 13 [5]
200m: 02:48:86 - 12 South Asian Games - 6 Feb 2016 [5]

Individual Medley

200m: 02:32:61 - 15th FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain - July 13 [5]

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References

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