Lauren Boyle has become one of New Zealand's
top swimmers. In August 2013, Boyle claimed
three medals at the FINA World Swimming
Championships in Barcelona, followed by 4
more medals at the World Cup meet in Berlin.
In the past few years she has competed at
two Commonwealth Games and two Olympic
Games. Boyle won a bronze medal with Helen
Norfolk, Alison Fitch and Melissa Ingram in
the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2006
Commonwealth Games. At the 2008 Olympic
Games she was a member of the New Zealand
4x200m freestyle relay team which was
disqualified in the heats.
She won a silver
medal with Penelope Marshall, Amaka
Gessler and Natasha Hind in the
4x200m freestyle relay at the 2010
Commonwealth Games.
At the 2012 Olympics in London,
Boyle was fourth fastest in the
heats of the 400m freestyle in a New
Zealand record 4:03.63. In the final
she finished 8th. In the 800m heats
she swam 8:25.91, also a New Zealand
record, qualifying fifth fastest for
the final. In the final she swam
another record of 8:22.72 to finish
fourth, 2.40 seconds from the bronze
medal which went to defending
champion and world record holder
Rebecca Adlington.
Boyle is a graduate of the
University of California, Berkeley.
Also joining us on the show is
Swimming NZ head coach David Lyles.
