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| Born | (1999-07-04)4 July 1999 (age 26) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Capital Swim Club, Club37,New York Breakers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Lewis Clareburt (born 4 July 1999) is a New Zealand competitiveswimmer who has represented New Zealand at two Olympics. He is the 2024 Doha400 metre individual medley World Champion andCommonwealth Champion in200 metre butterfly and400 metre individual medley.
Clareburt is one of New Zealand's most decorated swimmers claiming multiple World Championship medals, Commonwealth Games medals and National, Commonwealth and Oceania records.
Clareburt was selected for the2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships held inHawaii, United States.[1] In the 400 metre individual medley, Clareburt finished 11th overall after swimming a 4:25.54 in the B Final and 12th overall after swimming 3:58.66 in the B Final of the 400 metre freestyle.[2]
Clareburt claimed a number of medals at the2017 Commonwealth Youth Games held inNassau, The Bahamas including individual titles in the 200 metre freestyle in a time of 1:49.89 and the 400 metre individual medley in a time of 4:18.78.
Clareburt was also part of the 4x200 metre mixed freestyle relay team alongsideChelsey Edwards,Zac Reid andLaticia-Leigh Transom that won gold ahead of England and Australia. He also claimed silver medals in the 400 metre freestyle in a time of 3:54.15, 200 metre butterfly in a time of 2:00.24, 200 metre individual medley in a time of 2:03.06 and the 4x100 metre mixed medley relay alongsideFinn Kennard Campbell,Ciara Smith and Transom.[3]
The following year as an 18-year-old, Clareburt was a late addition to the New Zealand team heading to the2018 Commonwealth Games held inGold Coast, Australia after narrowly missing the selection time.[4]
After securing a spot in the final alongside compatriotBradlee Ashby, Clareburt claimed a surprise bronze medal in the400 metre individual medley in a new national record of 4:14.42 with an impressive four second personal best.[5]
Clareburt also made the final of the200 metre individual medley where he finished 7th in a time of 2:01.13, although this time behind Ashby, as well as finishing 7th in the final of the200 metre butterfly in a time of 1:58.51. He also finished 10th in the200 metre backstroke in a time of 2:01.54.
Clareburt was selected for the2018 Pan Pacific Championships held inTokyo, Japan alongside Capital Swim Club teammateEmma Robinson and coach Gary Hollywood.[6]
Clareburt lowered his national record with a 4:14.27 in the A Final of the400 metre individual medley as he finished 5th.[7] He also finished 8th in the A Final of the200 metre individual medley in a time of 1:59.31, 8th in the A Final of the200 metre butterfly in a time of 1:57.37, and 15th overall after swimming a 2:01.10 in the B Final of the200 metre backstroke.
Building on a successful year in 2018, Clareburt competed at the2019 World Championships held inGwangju, South Korea.
In the final of the400 individual medley, Clareburt claimed the bronze medal in a new national record of 4:12.07 finishing behindDaiya Seto of Japan andJay Litherland of the United States.[8] The result made Clareburt just the fifth New Zealander to win a medal at the event and the first sinceDanyon Loader in 1994.[9] Clareburt was also part of the 4x200 metre freestyle relay that finished 14th in a new national record of 7:13.06 alongsideMatthew Stanley,Daniel Hunter andZac Reid.[8]
Clareburt joined theNew York Breakers for the2020 International Swimming League season.[10]
Following his performances at World Championships, Clareburt was selected to the national team to compete at the2020 Summer Olympics held inTokyo, Japan.[11]
Clareburt put together a fantastic heat swim in the 400 metre individual medley to qualifying second behind AustralianBrendon Smith in a time of 4:09.49 in a new national record. However, he could not replicate the swim in the final with a time of 4:11.22 finishing 7th asChase Kalisz of the United States claimed the gold in a time of 4:09.42.[12] Clareburt also made the final of the200 metre individual medley where he finished 8th in a time of 1:57.70, he set another national record in the heats in a time of 1:57.27.[12]
Clareburt gained a social media following at the games with a number ofTikTok videos including completing amanu in the competition pool.[13]
Clareburt competed at the2022 World Championships held inBudapest, Hungary finishing 5th in the final of the400 metre individual medley in a time of 4:10.98 and 7th in the final of the200 metre individual medley in a time of 1:58.11[14] He was also part of the4x100 metre mixed freestyle relay team that just missed the final alongsideCarter Swift,Chelsey Edwards andLaura Littlejohn but set a new national record of 3:27.91.
Clareburt's preparation for the World Championships were impacted byCOVID-19 a month before racing started.[15]
Clareburt entered the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham with high expectations based on his bronze medal in 2018 and was ranked second in both the 200 and 400 metres individual medleys.[16]
In the400 metre individual medley, Clareburt qualified first in the heats before winning the gold in the final in a time of 4:08.15 ahead of Tokyo bronze medalist Brendon Smith who finished second. The time was a national record, Oceania record and a Games record while the gold medal was the first from a New Zealand swimmer at the Commonweallth Games in sixteen years.[17]
Clareburt backed this up with a second gold medal when he bet2012 Olympic Champion and multiple time World ChampionChad le Clos in the final200 metre butterfly in a time of 1:55.60.[18]
Clareburt wrapped up his campaign with a bronze medal in the200 metre individual medley in a time of 1:57.59 finishing behindDuncan Scott andTom Dean.[19]
Clareburt competed in the2023 World Championships held inFukuoka, Japan. In the final of the400 metre individual medley, Clareburt finished 6th in a time of 4:11.29 asLéon Marchand of France broke the world record.[20]
He finished 12th in the semi-finals of the200 metre individual medley with a time of 1:58.01 and 13th in the semi-finals of the200 metre butterfly in a time of 1:56.44. He also individually competed in the100 metre butterfly finishing 33rd in a time of 52.89. The4x100 metre medley relay that he took part in was disqualified.[20]
With the swimming calendar condensed due to impact ofCOVID-19, World Championships were held in consecutive years and in same year as theSummer Olympics with Clareburt opting to use the Championships to gain momentum ahead of the Olympics.[21] Clareburt also switched programmes shifting to Auckland in the build up to the Championships splitting with longtime coach and mentor Gary Hollywood.[22]
In the final of the400 metre individual medley, Clareburt claimed the gold medal ahead of British swimmerMax Litchfield andDaiya Seto of Japan in a time of 4:09.72.[23] The result mirrored compatriotErika Fairweather who had earlier won gold in the400 metre freestyle becoming the first New Zealander in history to win a gold medal at the event.[24]
Clareburt also finished 7th in the final of the200 metre butterfly in a time of 1:55.86, and 7th in the final of the200 metre individual medley in a time of 1:58.66.[23]
Clareburt earlier qualified for his second Olympic games at the 2024 New Zealand Championships and was named as part of the team to attend the2024 Summer Olympics held inParis, France.[25]
In the heats of his favoured400 individual medley, Clareburt finished tied 6th in the heats alongsideAlberto Razzetti of Italy andCedric Büssing of Germany in a time of 4:11.52 with all three progressing to the final. In the final, Clareburt finished 6th in a time of 4:10.44 behind 5th placed Razzetti and winnerLéon Marchand of France.
Clareburt progressed to the semi-finals of the200 metre individual medley where he finished 14th in a time of 2:00.06, while finished 21st in the heats of the200 metre butterfly in a time of 1:57.12.[26]
Clareburt attributes competing in Surf Life Saving as a reason he remained in the sport of competitive swimming after joining the local Lyall Bay Surf Club aged 13.[27]
He was named in teams throughout his career including the 2017 International Surf Rescue Challenge held at Mount Maunganui[28] and 2017 World Rescue Championships in the Netherlands.[29]
Clareburt was named in theNew Zealand Black Fins team to take part at World Championships in Italy in 2022[30] but suffered a broken arm in a skateboarding accident before the event.[31]
Clareburt was born and grew up inWellington, New Zealand, where he attendedScots College in his youth.[38] Clareburt studied a Bachelor of Commerce atVictoria University.[39]
Clareburt has a connection withMāoriiwiWaikato Tainui.[40]
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