Swimming | Athlete Profile: Laura TAYLOR - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birth Date:  10 Sep 1999
Place of Birth:  SOUTH BRISBANE
Country of birth:  AUS
Age:  18
Gender:   Female

Height (cm): 178
Weight (Kg): 72

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Swimming	Women's 200m Butterfly	2

Laura TAYLOR - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue	Event	Status
Mon, 9 Apr 11:45	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 2	Finished
Mon, 9 Apr 21:28	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 200m Butterfly Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Nickname: LT (Athlete, 28 Feb 2018)
Hobbies:

Surfing (Athlete, Oct 2017)

Occupation: Student (Athlete, Oct 2017)
Education: Education and sports science at Bold University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Languages spoken: English
Coach:

CLUB: Chris NESBITT (GBR) (Athlete, 28 Feb 2018)

Other sports:

Surf lifesaving and competed at the 2016 Australian Championships. (Athlete, 28 Feb 2018)

Reason: "I started swimming at Learn to Swim. I joined a club when I was four and never stopped." (Athlete, Oct 2017)
Ambition: To make the (Gold Coast 2018) Commonwealth Games team. (Athlete, Oct 2017)
Memorable: Coming third in the 200m butterfly at the National Swimming Championships in 2016 and 2017. (Athlete, Oct 2017)
Hero: Her father, Jared, and mother, Libby. (Athlete, 28 Feb 2018)
Influence: Parents. "They've pushed me to do better for myself." (Athlete, Oct 2017)

Additional information:

SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship to study at Bond University in 2016. (sport.bond.edu.au, 7 Apr 2017)

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