Lanihei Connolly Explained

Birth Date:30 December 2005[1]
Birth Place:Mauke, Cook Islands
Country:Cook Islands
Sport:Swimming
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Mary Lanihei Connolly (born 30 December 2005) is a Cook Islands swimmer who has represented the Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games and Pacific Games.

Connolly is from the island of Mauke and is of Cook Islands, Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent.[2] She was educated at Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in Auckland, New Zealand.[3] She represented the Cook Islands at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[4]

At the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara she won gold in the 50 metres breaststroke[5] and silver in the 100 metres breaststroke.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Lanihei CONNOLLY . World Aquatics . 23 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Māori swimming champ to represent Cooks at Commonwealth Games . Te Ao Māori News . Mārena Mane . 5 May 2022 . 23 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Q&A with Lanihei Connolly: The Auckland schoolgirl swimming for the Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games . New Zealand Herald . 14 June 2022 . 22 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Cook Islands Commonwealth Games athletes announced . Cook Islands News . Al Williams . 9 March 2022 . 22 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Connolly swims for first gold medal . Cook Islands News . 22 November 2023 . 22 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Connolly turns focus to Olympics . Cook Islands News . Losirene Lacanivalu . 24 November 2023 . 23 November 2023.

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