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Caitlin Deans
Personal information
Born (1999-12-05) 5 December 1999 (age 26)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubNeptune Swim Club
CoachLars Humer
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 Glasgow4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Port Moresby4 × 100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place2018 Port Moresby4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place2018 Port Moresby4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place2018 Port Moresby200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2018 Port Moresby400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Port Moresby200 m freestyle

Caitlin Deans (born 5 December 1999) is a New Zealand swimmer[1] who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

Deans was born in Dunedin and attended Columba College[3] in Dunedin before graduating from the University of Otago in Physiology.[4]

Swimming career

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Competing as an 18 year old, Deans claimed three individual medals and three relay medals at the 2018 Oceania Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[5]

Later in 2018, she finished 15th in the 800 metre freestyle event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.[6]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Deans finished 13th in the 1500 metre freestyle[7] and 7th in the final as part of the 4x200 metre freestyle relay.[8]

At the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), she finished 5th in the 1500 metre freestyle,[9] 19th in the 200 metre freestyle[10] and 8th in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay.[11]

In 2023 Deans finished 16th in the 1500 metre freestyle[12] and 11th in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[13] Deans also won a bronze medal at the Athens stop of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup behind Lani Pallister and Katie Grimes.[14]

In 2024, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Deans finished 10th in the 1500 metre freestyle[15] and fifth in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay.[16]

Later the same year, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Deans was a member of the New Zealand 4x200 Freestyle Relay team, alongside Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas and Laticia-Leigh Transom. After clocking 7:54.37 in the heats, the team finished eighth in the final.[17]

References

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  1. "Tokyo getting bigger on Deans' radar". Otago Daily Times. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Caitlin Deans | New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. Cheshire, Jeff (11 May 2017). "Deans learns from 'amazing opportunity'". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. Otago, University of (13 December 2023). "Aquablack and alumna leads the field in top-level swimming and Physiology". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. "Success at Oceania Swimming Championships". Otago Daily Times. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Women's 800m Freestyle". FINA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. "Heat Results" (PDF). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  8. "Finals" (PDF). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  9. "Competition Summary" (PDF). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  10. "Heats" (PDF). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  11. "Finals" (PDF). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  12. "Heats" (PDF). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  13. "Heats" (PDF). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  14. "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  15. "Heats" (PDF). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  16. "Finals" (PDF). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  17. "New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
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