Kareena Lee Explained

Kareena Lee
Nationality:Australian
Strokes:Distance freestyle
Club:Noosa Aquatic Centre
Birth Date:16 December 1993

Kareena Lee (born 16 December 1993) is an Australian swimmer, specialising in open water events.[1] She competed in the women's 10 km event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and she finished in 7th place.[2] [3] In April 2021, she qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics[4] where she claimed bronze in the 10km event after occupying 3rd position of 25 at 5.2km.

Lee was hopeful in competing in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games but failed to compete in the 2015 World Aquatic Championships, when she collapsed and was hospitalised following the Women's 10km Open Water Race. She was treated for a combination of asthma, dehydration, hypothermia and a facial injury. Although devastated, Lee's determination and grit saw her qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kareena Lee . Swimming Australia . 14 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 10km start list . FINA . 14 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190711182205/http://omegatiming.com/File/000113040002DA04FFFFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 11 July 2019 . dead .
  3. Web site: Women's 10 km. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200602030922/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000113040002DA04FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf. 2 June 2020. 30 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
  4. Web site: Swimmer Kareena Lee Selected to Tokyo 2020 Team. 8 April 2021. Australian Olympic Committee. en-AU.
  5. Web site: Kareena Lee. 1 September 2021. Australian Olympic Committee. en-AU.

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