Caitlin Deans
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| Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-12-05) 5 December 1999 (age 26) Dunedin, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Neptune Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Lars Humer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caitlin Deans (born 5 December 1999) is a New Zealand swimmer[1] who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]
Deans was born in Dunedin and attended Columba College[3] in Dunedin before graduating from the University of Otago in Physiology.[4]
Competing as an 18 year old, Deans claimed three individual medals and three relay medals at the 2018 Oceania Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[5]
Later in 2018, she finished 15th in the 800 metre freestyle event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.[6]
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Deans finished 13th in the 1500 metre freestyle[7] and 7th in the final as part of the 4x200 metre freestyle relay.[8]
At the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), she finished 5th in the 1500 metre freestyle,[9] 19th in the 200 metre freestyle[10] and 8th in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay.[11]
In 2023 Deans finished 16th in the 1500 metre freestyle[12] and 11th in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[13] Deans also won a bronze medal at the Athens stop of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup behind Lani Pallister and Katie Grimes. [14]
In 2024, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Deans finished 10th in the 1500 metre freestyle[15] and fifth in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay.[16]
Later the same year, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Deans was a member of the New Zealand 4x200 Freestyle Relay team, alongside Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas and Laticia-Leigh Transom. After clocking 7:54.37 in the heats, the team finished eighth in the final.[17]
References
- ↑ "Tokyo getting bigger on Deans' radar". Otago Daily Times. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ "Caitlin Deans | New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (11 May 2017). "Deans learns from 'amazing opportunity'". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ Otago, University of (13 December 2023). "Aquablack and alumna leads the field in top-level swimming and Physiology". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Success at Oceania Swimming Championships". Otago Daily Times. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Women's 800m Freestyle". FINA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ "Heat Results" (PDF). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Finals" (PDF). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Competition Summary" (PDF). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Heats" (PDF). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Finals" (PDF). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Heats" (PDF). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Heats" (PDF). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Heats" (PDF). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Finals" (PDF). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
External links
- Caitlin Deans at World Aquatics
- Caitlin Deans at SwimRankings.net
- Caitlin Deans at Olympics.com
- Caitlin Deans at Olympedia
- Caitlin Deans at InterSportStats
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