Lewis Clareburt

Lewis Clareburt (born 4 July 1999) is a New Zealand competitive swimmer who has represented New Zealand at two Olympics. He is the 2024 Doha 400 metre individual medley World Champion and Commonwealth Champion in 200 metre butterfly and 400 metre individual medley.

Clareburt is one of New Zealand most decorated swimmers claiming multiple World Championship medals, Commonwealth Games medals and National, Commonwealth and Oceania records.

Clareburt was selected for the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships held in Hawaii, United States. In the 400 metre individual medley, Clareburt finished 11th overall after swimming a 4:25.54 in the B Final and 12th overall after swimming 3:58.66 in the B Final of the 400 metre freestyle.

Clareburt claimed a number of medals at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games held in Nassau, The Bahamas including individual titles in the 200 metre freestyle in a time of 1:49.89 and the 400 metre individual medley in a time of 4:18.78.

Clareburt was also part of the 4x200 metre mixed freestyle relay team alongside Chelsey Edwards, Zac Reid and Laticia-Leigh Transom that won gold ahead of England and Australia. He also claimed silver medals in the 400 metre freestyle in a time of 3:54.15, 200 metre butterfly in a time of 2:00.24, 200 metre individual medley in a time of 2:03.06 and the 4x100 metre mixed medley relay alongside Finn Kennard Campbell, Ciara Smith and Transom.

The following year as an 18-year-old, Clareburt was a late addition to the New Zealand team heading to the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia after narrowly missing the selection time.

After securing a spot in the final alongside compatriot Bradlee Ashby, Clareburt claimed a surprise bronze medal in the 400 metre individual medley in a new national record of 4:14.42 with an impressive four second personal best.

Clareburt also made the final of the 200 metre individual medley where he finished 7th in a time of 2:01.13, although this time behind Ashby, as well as finishing 7th in the final of the 200 metre butterfly in a time of 1:58.51. He also finished 10th in the 200 metre backstroke in a time of 2:01.54.