Luke Turley
English swimmer
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Luke Thomas Turley (born 24 March 2000) is an English international swimmer. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
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| Full name | Luke Thomas Turley | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Turls | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 2000 Watford, England | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Hatfield SC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Turley educated at the University of Bath[2] began his swimming career at the Stevenage Swimming Club before joining the Hatfield Swimming Club.[3] He won double silver behind Daniel Jervis in the 400m and 800m freestyle events at the 2022 British Swimming Championships.[4]
In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle, finishing in 5th place and the men's 1500 metre freestyle.[1]
In 2023, he won the gold medal at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 400 metres freestyle.[5]
He currently works full time as a swimming coach for the University of Bath as head of the recreational team, and has successfully coached swimmers to both national and international success.[6]
