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World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA, is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for both the IOC and the international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sarah Fredrika Sjöström is a Swedish competitive swimmer specialising in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events. Sarah is one of the most decorated swimmers in the history of swimming.
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Jay Litherland is an American competition swimmer of both Japanese and New Zealand descent. He represents DC Trident which is part of the International Swimming League. He won the silver medal in the Men's 400 Individual Medley at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in a time of 4:10.28. He was a World University Games gold medalist at the 2015 Summer Universiade and a bronze medalist at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Litherland competed for the University of Georgia in American collegiate swimming.
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Zac Reid is a New Zealand swimmer. He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, and the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the games, Reid won his heat in the Men's 800m free, breaking his own New Zealand record in the process and finishing 18th out of 34. He also competed in the 400m free, where he placed 23 out of 36.
Ali Galyer is a New Zealand swimmer. Born in Australia before moving to USA when she was three, she had never lived in New Zealand. Her New Zealand citizenship comes from her father. She went to the University of Kentucky where she studied marketing. After she finished at Kentucky, she moved to New Zealand to live and train with the Coast Swim Club elite team.
Andrew Jeffcoat is a New Zealand swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships, in Hangzhou, China. As of November 2022, he holds all three backstroke overall short course New Zealand records.
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References
- ↑ "Sam Perry". New Zealand Olympic Team. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ↑ "Heats results". FINA. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
