NEALE Leah

Australia

Swimming

Date of Birth: 1 Aug 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: IPSWICH, QLD

Birth Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay AUS Australia	3

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	4x200Free
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2nd (7:44.87)

World Championships

Year	Location	400Free	800Free	4x200Free
2019	Gwangju, KOR	-	-	1st
2017	Budapest, HUN	H (4:13.38)	-	3rd
2015	Kazan, RUS	H (4:13.98)	H (8:44.38)	6th (7:51.02)

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

Nickname:

Lee-Lee (engineswim.com, 18 Sep 2014)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Exercise Science - University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Chandler Swimming Club [Brisbane, QLD, AUS]

Coach:

Vince Raleigh [club]; Rohan Taylor [national], AUS

Debut:

2014 for Australia, World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar (qt.com.au, 23 Dec 2014)

Reason:

Her parents got her in the pool to learn about water safety. (olympics.com.au, 17 Jun 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 18 Jun 2021)

Hero:

Australian swimmer Susie O'Neill. (qt.com.au, 07 Jul 2015)

Ritual:

She has to get up on the left side of the block. (olympics.com.au, 17 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"Try and enjoy what you do and live more in the moment rather than living for the future." (olympics.com.au, 17 Jun 2021)

Award:

She was named City of Ipswich Sports Senior Athlete of the Month for December 2014 and September 2015 in Australia. (qt.com.au, 26 Nov 2015; qt.com.au, 06 Aug 2015)

She received the Sports Excellence of the Year award at the 2014/15 City of Ipswich Sports Awards in Australia. (qt.com.au, 26 Nov 2015)

She received the 2013 Queensland University of Technology Elite Athletic Award in Australia. (qt.com.au, 05 Nov 2013)

She was named Sportsperson of the Year at the 2013 Australia Day Awards in Ipswich, QLD, Australia. (qt.com.au, 24 Jan 2013)

General Interest

General
CHANGE OF COACH
After completing her studies at the University of the Sunshine Coast, in 2020 she relocated to Brisbane to train with coach Vince Raleigh at Chandler Swimming Club. "When we were able to get back in the pool [after the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020], I pretty much decided that I wanted to relocate. I needed a change of scenery and change of environment." (couriermail.com.au, 30 Dec 2020)

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Legend

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

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