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In 2023, she won the gold medal at the [[2023 British Swimming Championships]] in the [[British Swimming Championships - 200 metres butterfly winners|200 metres butterfly]]. It was the second time that she had won the 200 metres title, having won it in 2022 as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishswimming.org/events-and-tickets/british-swimming-championships-2023/ |title=British Swimming Championships 2023 |publisher=British Swimming |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> |
In 2023, she won the gold medal at the [[2023 British Swimming Championships]] in the [[British Swimming Championships - 200 metres butterfly winners|200 metres butterfly]]. It was the second time that she had won the 200 metres title, having won it in 2022 as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishswimming.org/events-and-tickets/british-swimming-championships-2023/ |title=British Swimming Championships 2023 |publisher=British Swimming |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> |
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After finishing second in the [[British swimming champions - 200 metres butterfly winners|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2024/AquaticsGBChamps/ |title=Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024 |website=Swimming.org | access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> |
After finishing second in the [[British swimming champions - 200 metres butterfly winners|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2024/AquaticsGBChamps/ |title=Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024 |website=Swimming.org | access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> She was subsequently named in the British team for the Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/68825731 |title=Paris Olympics 2024: Team GB name swimming squad for Games |work=BBC Sport |date=16 April 2024 |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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| Full name | Laura Kathleen Jane Stephens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1999 London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b "Laura Stephens". Team England. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Laura Stephens". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024". Swimming.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Paris Olympics 2024: Team GB name swimming squad for Games". BBC Sport. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Laura Stephens at British Swimming
- Laura Stephens at World Aquatics
- Laura Stephens at SwimRankings.net
- Laura Stephens at Olympics.com
- Laura Stephens at Olympedia
- Laura Stephens at Team GB
- Laura Stephens at Team England
- Laura Stephens at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Laura Stephens at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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