Marieke D'Cruz

Personal information
Full name	Marieke Katherine D'Cruz (née Guehrer)
Nickname	MG
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1986-02-09)9 February 1986 (age 40) Adelaide,South Australia, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke,Butterfly,Freestyle
Club	SOPAC
Medal record Representing Australia World Championships (LC) 2009 Rome 50 m butterfly 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m medley 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 2010 Irvine 50 m butterfly Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle 2010 Delhi 50 m butterfly Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 4×100 m freestyle 2011 Shenzhen 50 m butterfly

Marieke Katherine D'Cruz (néeGuehrer; born 9 February 1986) is an Australian swimmer who is the former world record holder in the 50 metresbutterfly short course. She clocked 24.99 seconds^[1]

After her breakout meet in late 2008, D'Cruz broke her personal best times in several events, also breaking the short course 50 m butterfly world record. At the 2009 Telstra Aus trials, she earned an individual spot in the 100 m freestyle clocking 54.28 along with a spot on the 4×100 m freestyle relay team. The next day she clocked 25.60 s in the 50 m Butterfly, easily making the qualifying time and becoming the third fastest in history in that event, after some thunderous times posted in the semi-finals, the fasted qualifiers failed to match their times in the final, and Guehrer won gold.

At the2009 World Aquatics Championships, D'Cruz picked up her first medal on day one with a bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay. With a tremendously fast semi-finals in the 50 m butterfly, from lane 6 Guehrer caused an upset capturing gold.

At the2010 Commonwealth Games, D'Cruz won silver in the 50m butterfly final to Francesca Halsall and won gold in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.

• LONG COURSE (50m Pool)
  • 50m butterfly– 25.48 (Commonwealth Record)
  • 100m butterfly – 58.08
  • 50m freestyle – 24.87
• SHORT COURSE (25m Pool)
  • 50m butterfly– 24.69 (Commonwealth Record)
  • 50m freestyle – 23.74 (Commonwealth Record)
  • 50m backstroke – 25.98 (Commonwealth Record)
  • 50m butterfly 100m backstroke (Australian Record)

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 50 metres backstroke
• World record progression 50 metres butterfly

• Marieke D'Cruz onTwitter

• 1986 births
• Living people
• Australian people of German descent
• Sportswomen from South Australia
• Australian female freestyle swimmers
• Australian female backstroke swimmers
• Australian female butterfly swimmers
• Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
• Commonwealth Games swimmers for Australia
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming
• Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
• Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
• World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
• Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
• World record setters in swimming
• Swimmers from Adelaide
• Olympic swimmers for Australia
• Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
• FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia
• FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia
• Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
• 21st-century Australian sportswomen

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