Danyon Loader
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| Full name | Danyon Joseph Loader, ONZM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 April 1975[1] Timaru, New Zealand[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Danyon Joseph Loader, ONZM (born 21 April 1975) is an Olympic champion, former world record holder swimmer from New Zealand, based in Dunedin. He remains the national record holder in the 400 and 1500 metre freestyle short course.
He swam for New Zealand at two Summer Olympics (1992, 1996) and three Commonwealth Games (1990, 1994 and 1998).
At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, he garnered a silver medal in the 200 metre butterfly. In 1996 in Atlanta, Loader won two gold medals: in the 200 and 400 metre freestyle. He set world records in the short course 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle; and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003.[2]
In December 2012, Loader starred in an online video campaign supporting same-sex marriage, alongside New Zealand singers Anika Moa, Hollie Smith and Boh Runga, as well as former Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard.[3]
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 200 metres butterfly
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
References
- 1 2 3 4 "KIWI BEST BET". swimnews.com. Swimnews Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ↑ Loader's bio from the International Swimming Hall of Fame website; retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ "Marriage equality 'about love'". 3 News NZ. 6 December 2012.
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| Preceded by Franck Esposito |
World Record Holder Men's 200m Butterfly (25m) 6 February 1993 – 26 March 1994 |
Succeeded by Franck Esposito |
| Preceded by Anders Holmertz |
World Record Holder Men's 400m Freestyle (25m) 11 February 1995 – 25 September 1998 |
Succeeded by Ian Thorpe |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by Anna Simcic |
Lonsdale Cup of the New Zealand Olympic Committee 1992 1996 |
Succeeded by Brenda Lawson |
| Preceded by Chris White |
Succeeded by Beatrice Faumuina | |
| Preceded by Scott Miller |
Swimming World Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Michael Klim |
| Preceded by Tim Shadbolt & Rebecca Nicholson |
Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand) third place contestant Season 2 (2006 with Hayley Holt) |
Succeeded by Brendon Pongia & Hayley Holt |
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| 200 metres |
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| 440 yards | |
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| 400 metres |
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