Caitlin Deans

Caitlin Deans
Personal information
Born (1999-12-05) 5 December 1999
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

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

  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. ↑ "Aquablack and alumna leads the field in top-level swimming and Physiology". www.otago.ac.nz. University of Otago. 13 December 2023. 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". omegatiming.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Heat Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Finals" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Competition Summary" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Heats" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Finals" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Heats" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Heats" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Heats" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Finals" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
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