Laura Stephens

Laura Stephens
Personal information
Full nameLaura Kathleen Jane Stephens
NationalityBritish
Born (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 24)
London, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 200 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley

Laura Kathleen Jane Stephens (born 2 June 1999) is a British swimmer.[1][2] In 2024 she won the gold medal for the 200 metre butterfly at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

Career

Stephens competed in the women's 200 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, where she reached the final.[3] In 2022, she represented England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she won two medals.[1]

In 2023, she won the gold medal at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 200 metres butterfly. It was the second time that she had won the 200 metres title, having won it in 2022 as well.[4]

After finishing second in the 200 metres butterfly at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Stephens recorded a time that met the British Consideration criteria for a place at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5] She was subsequently named in the British team for the Olympics.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Laura Stephens". Team England. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Laura Stephens". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 200m Butterfly start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. ^ "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024". Swimming.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Paris Olympics 2024: Team GB name swimming squad for Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

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