Kyle Lee
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002[1]
Zimbabwe
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportOpen water swimming
Event(s)5 km, 10 km, 25 km, open water team relay
ClubNorth Coast Swimming Club[2]
Coached byIan Mills[2]
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 FukuokaTeam open water

Kyle Lee (born 23 February 2002) is an Australian open water swimmer. At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, he placed fifth in the 25 kilometre open water swim and eighth in the 5 kilometre open water swim. As part of the 2022 Marathon Swim World Series, he won two silver medals in the 4×1500 metre open water team relay. He is the 2022 Rottnest Channel Swim winner.

Background

Lee emigrated with his parents and sister from Zimbabwe to Australind, Western Australia, Australia when he was six years old, at which time he started club swimming as a way to integrate into the new community.[2][3] After completing his pre-university education, he moved to Perth to attend university and train with North Coast Swimming Club under the guidance of coach Ian Mills.[2] He currently attends the University of Western Australia where he is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in commerce.[3] As part of his weekly training routine volume, he completes approximately 60 to 70 kilometers in the water.[2][3]

Career

2020–2022

In February 2020, Lee competed in the 19.7 kilometre Rottnest Channel Swim at 17 years of age, placing third with a final time of 4 hours, 25 minutes and 30 seconds.[4] In January 2022, he won the 3.6 kilometre Busselton Jetty Swim, placed second in the 5 kilometre open water swim and third in the 10 kilometre open water swim at the Australian Open Water Championships for the year.[3][5] The following month, on 26 February, he achieved his first title-win in the Rottnest Channel Swim, finishing over 10 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher with a time of 4 hours, 5 minutes and 19 seconds.[6][7][8]

2022 World Aquatics Championships

Following his performances in January and February 2022, Lee was named to the 2022 World Aquatics Championships open water team for Australia in the 5 kilometre open water swim.[8][9] The second day of open water swimming competition at the Championships, 27 June in Budapest, Hungary, he finished in eighth-place in the 5 kilometre open water swim with a time of 54:28.2, which was 6.2 seconds behind seventh-place finisher Dávid Betlehem of Hungary.[10][11] Three days later, he placed fifth in the 25 kilometre open water swim with a time of 5:02:48.5, finishing 27.0 seconds after gold medalist Dario Verani of Italy.[12]

2022 Marathon Swim World Series

At the second stop of the 2022 FINA Marathon Swim World Series, held at Parc de la Villette in Paris, France, Lee started off with a twenty-eighth-place finish in the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 1:52:49.37 on 9 July.[13] The following and final day, he won a silver medal as part of the 4×1500 metre open water relay, helping finish second behind the relay team from Italy in a time of 1:08:03.35.[14][15][16] The medal marked his first achieved at a world-level senior competition.[16] On 10 August, Lee was named to the open water roster for the 2022 Duel in the Pool, held against the United States in late August in Sydney.[17] At the competition, with open water swimming conducted at Bondi Beach, he anchored the 4×800 metre open water relay to a first-place finish.[18][19] Finishing the World Series in November at the final stop, held in Eilat, Israel, he won another silver medal in the 4×1500 metre open water relay, swimming the third leg of the relay in 16:13.80 to contribute to the final time of 1:06:36.60.[20] The second of two days, he improved upon his twenty-eighth place in the 10 kilometre open water swim from Paris, this time finishing in a time of 1:46:59.80 to place fifteenth.[21]

2023

At the 2023 Australian Open Water Championships in January, Lee won the 5 kilometre open water swim, finishing 0.06 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Nicholas Sloman with a time of 55:20.90.[22] In mid-February, he defended his title at the 28th Busselton Jetty Swim, this time winning in 38:48.6, which set a new event record.[23] On 24 March, he was named to the Swimming Australia roster for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in the 5 kilometre open water swim.[24] At the 2023 Australian Swimming Trials in June, he placed fifth in the 800 metre freestyle with a time of 8:00.32.[25]

International championships

Meet 5 kilometre 25 kilometre
WC 2022
(age: 20)		8th
(54:28.2)		5th
(5:02:48.5)

Marathon Swim World Series circuits

The following medals Lee has won at Marathon Swim World Series circuits.[26]

EditionIndividualRelayTotal
GoldSilverBronzeGoldSilverBronze
20220000202
Total0000202

Awards and honours

References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Lee". FINA. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Our chat with 2021 WA Open Water Swimmer of the Year, Kyle Lee". Swimming WA. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kyle Lee balancing Commerce degree and sport as he eyes 2022 World Championship selection". Western Australian Institute of Sport. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Wilkinson, Carmelle (21 February 2020). "Dutchman Lars Bottelier takes line honours in 2020 Rottnest Channel Swim". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Amonini, Taylar (12 February 2022). "Busselton Jetty Swim: Kyle Lee takes out first place for second time". Busselton Dunsborough Times. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "They made it! – Rottnest Channel Swim 2022". Fremantle Shipping News. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "2022 South32 Rottnest Channel Swim Recap!". Swimming WA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Kyle Lee selected in open water team for 2022 FINA World Championships in Hungary". Western Australian Institute of Sport. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Dolphins Open Water team named for World Championships". Swimming Australia. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  10. ↑ FINA (27 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 5km Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Moore, Glenn (27 June 2022). "Places of eight for Aussies in water". Seven News. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  12. ↑ FINA (30 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 25km Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 – Leg 2: Results Men 10km". FINA. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Arcobelli, Stefano (10 July 2022). "Paltrinieri fa vincere la staffetta. Galossi e la piccola Italia d'oro" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  15. ↑ McPherson, Luke (18 July 2022). "South West swimmer Kyle Lee claims silver medal for Australia in 4x1500m relay". Bunbury Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  16. 1 2 Bunbury Swimming Club's Newsletter (August 2022). "Kyle Lee at the OWS World Series". Dolphin Telegraph 177: 8. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Games Stars Return to Finalise Duel Squad". Swimming Australia. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  18. ↑ Pegan, Martin (18 August 2022). "Australia surge past US in ocean swim duel". Busselton-Dunsborough Mail. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  19. ↑ Smith, Bradley (19 August 2022). "Duel at the Beach? The Australia v USA swimming rivalry is back with a twist". Infobae. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 – Leg 5: Results Mixed 4x1500m". FINA. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 – Leg 5: Results Men 10km". FINA. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  22. ↑ Hanson, Ian (28 January 2023). "Local WA Hero Kyle Lee Wins A 5Km Thriller With Nic Sloman In A Fitting Finale To Australian Open Water Championships". Swimming World. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  23. ↑ Massey, Catherine (13 February 2023). "Swimmers from across WA turn out for 28th Busselton Jetty Swim". Busselton-Dunsborough Mail. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  24. ↑ "Dolphins named for Open Water World Championships". Swimming Australia. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  25. ↑ "Meet Results: 2023 Australian Swimming Trials". Swimming Australia. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  26. ↑ "Kyle Lee: Medals". FINA. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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