FINA World 25m Swimming Championships - Flash Result

New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle has won the gold medal in the final of the 800m freestyle on the second day of the FINA World Short Course Championships in Turkey.

Boyle trailed world champion Lotte Friss until the midway mark, before dominating the final 400m against a world class field. She won in 8:08.82 which was an improvement of seven seconds on her previous best.

She is just the second New Zealand swimmer to win a gold medal at the World Championships Short Course, following on from Moss Burmester in 2008.

The 25 year old, coached by Mark Regan, has provisionally broken the New Zealand 400m record on her way to her winning effort and was only 0.4s outside the championship record.

Friis was second ahead of American champion Chloe Sutton.

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CAPTION: Lauren Boyle - Gold Medal. Credit: Ian MacNicol.

FINA World Championships (25m)