Kane Follows

Kane Follows
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born27 May 1997
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubNeptune Swim Club
CoachLars Humer

Kane Follows (born 27 May 1997) is a New Zealand swimmer who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Follows was born and raised in Auckland. He attended One Tree Hill College in Auckland and the University of Hawai'i.[2]

Swimming career

Follows currently lives and trains in Dunedin under Lars Humer.[3][4] Previous to training in Dunedin with the Neptune Swim Club, Follows also trained at Mt Eden Swimming,[5] North Shore Swimming Club[6] and the University of Hawai'i.[7]

He first represented New Zealand at a senior level in the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Melbourne with a 14th place finish in the 200 metres backstroke in a time of 1:53.11.[8][9][10]

At the 2024 New Zealand Olympic Trials, Follows won the 200 metres backstroke breaking the New Zealand record (set by Gareth Kean in 2012), with a time of 1:57.13 and qualified for the Olympics.[11]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Follows finished 21st in the 200 metres backstroke with a time of 1:58.63 and 33rd in the 100 metres backstroke.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Kane FOLLOWS | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  2. ^ "Kane Follows - Men's Swimming & Diving". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024: Nine Athletes Named In Strong Olympic Swimming Team | Press Release: New Zealand Olympic Committee". www.scoop.co.nz. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Dunedin swimmer breaks 12-year-old national record for backstroke". RNZ. April 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Swimming: Locals shine at Greerton Swim Meet". NZ Herald. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  6. ^ "More Times Clocked For The Tokyo Paralympics". archive.swimming.org.nz. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  7. ^ "UH swimming alumni set for Paris Olympics | University of Hawaiʻi System News". www.hawaii.edu. 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  8. ^ "Heats Results Sumary" (PDF). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Kane Follows breaks NZ 200 metre backstroke record". 1News.
  10. ^ "NZ Swimming Championships: Kane Follows, Cameron Gray Book Paris Tickets with National Records".
  11. ^ "Swimify 200m Backstroke Men Final". au.swimify.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  12. ^ "Results" (PDF). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.