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 metre freestyle short course.[2]
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| Full name | Danyon Joseph Loader | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle, butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3] In the 1997 New Year Honours, Loader was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to swimming,[4] and he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003.[3]
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 past Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Kiwi best bet". swimnews.com. Swimnews Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ "17 January 2022 SC Record Summary" (PDF). Swimming New Zealand. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Danyon Loader". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ "New Year honours list 1997". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Marriage equality 'about love'". 3 News NZ. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
External links
edit- Danyon Loader at World Aquatics
- Danyon Loader at Swimrankings.net
- Danyon Loader at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Danyon Loader at the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
- Danyon Loader at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Danyon Loader at Olympics.com
- Danyon Loader at Olympedia
- Danyon Loader at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)