Tayla Lovemore
Tayla Lovemore (born 20 March 1995), is a South African swimmer who specializes in women's butterfly events and freestyle relay.[1] She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 20 March 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle |
Recruited to swim at Indian River State College, Lovemore received the 2016 NJCAA Women’s Swimmer of the Year award during her graduating year. In March 2022, Lovemore was named as a NJCAA Hall of Fame inductee.[3]
She continued her collegiate swimming career at Florida State University, where she was named ACC Swimmer of the Week by collegeswimming.com.[4] Becoming a Graduate Assistant afterward, Lovemore worked while receiving her Master's degree.[5] She then joined the International Swimming League, signing with the New York Breakers for Season 1 and the Toronto Titans for Season 2. As of September 2023, she ranked #68 for the top 100 all-time on a 50m butterfly short course performance and #84 for the top 100 all-time on a 100m butterfly short course performance.[6][7]
References
- "TAYLA LOVEMORE BREAKS SOUTH AFRICAN 50 FLY RECORD, WINS WUGS GOLD". SwimSwam. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay start list" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Lovemore inducted into Swimming and Diving HOF". NJCAA. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- "Lovemore Recognized as Swimmer of the Week". Florida State University. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- Serowik, Lauren (10 September 2020). "Swimming World Presents - How They Train: Tayla Lovemore". Swimming World News. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.