LEE Kareena

Australia

Marathon Swimming

Date of Birth: 16 Dec 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Place of residence : NOOSA, QLD

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Marathon Swimming	Women's 10km	3

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Women's 10km	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

MARATHON SWIMMING

World Championships

Year	Location	5km	10km	5km - TR X
2019	Gwangju, KOR	-	7	5
2017	Budapest, HUN	10	19	4
2015	Kazan, RUS	-	20	-

Pan Pacific Championships

Year	Location	10km
2018	Tokyo, JPN	2

World Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10km
2020	1 x 7th
2019	1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 6th
2018	1 x 3rd, 1 x 5th, 1 x 13th
2017	1 x 11th

World Series - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
2	2019	10km	Doha, QAT
3	2018	10km	Setubal, POR
4	2019	10km	Nantou, TPE
5	2018	10km	Balatonfured, HUN
6	2019	10km	Beau Vallon, SEY
7	2020	10km	Doha, QAT
11	2017	10km	Abu Dhabi, UAE
13	2018	10km	Doha, QAT

Legend
X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, TR - Team Relay, TTT - Team Time Trial

SWIMMING

Pan Pacific Championships

Year	Location	1500Free
2018	Tokyo, JPN	4th (16:03.26)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Hobbies:

Reading, shopping. (swimming.org.au, 17 Dec 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Education - University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Family:

Partner Callum

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Noosa Swimming Club [Australia]

Coach:

John Rodgers [club]

Other sports:

She has also competed in pool swimming at national level, including the 1500m freestyle. (myswimresults.com.au 15 Aug 2018)

Start:

She took part in surf lifesaving as a child, and began focusing on swimming training in 2011. (sunshinecoastdaily.com.au, 05 Jul 2017)

Reason:

"I did my first open water swim in 2012 when I was 18. From then I just wanted to try it again and gain more experience and I think I've gotten better with each time." (sunshinecoastdaily.com.au, 05 Jul 2017)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sls.com.au, 16 Oct 2019)

Philosophy:

"When someone says you can't do it, do it twice and take a picture." (noosatoday.com.au, 30 Jan 2020)

Award:

She was named an Honouree of the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 2020/21. (openwaterswimming.com, 10 Mar 2021)

In 2018 and 2019 she was named Swimming Australia's Open Water Swimmer of the Year. (hansonmediagroup.com.au, 28 Oct 2018; smh.com.au, 25 Nov 2019)

General Interest

General
TOKYO RELIEF
After being overlooked for selection for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro she considered retiring from competition. When she was the first Australian swimmer selected for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she said she was relieved she chose to continue in the sport. "After just missing out on Rio I wasn't too sure if I was going to continue the sport. I had a bit of a break and a long think about it, and I knew I wouldn't be happy within myself if I left the sport. My heart was still in it and I really didn't want to leave on a low, so I knuckled down and I trained very, very hard. I'm obviously really happy I didn't leave." (sls.com.au, 16 Oct 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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