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Lara Carroll (born 8 December 1986), also known by her married name Lara Mist, is an English-born competition
swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
who has represented Australia in international events, including the
2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
. She attended
Leeming Senior High School Leeming Senior High School is a Public school (government funded), public Mixed-sex education, co-educational Secondary education#Australia, high day school, located in the City of Melville on Aulberry Parade in the suburb of Leeming, Western ...
in the suburb of Leeming. Carroll made her international debut at the
2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
in Athens, where she finished 6th in the 200 m individual medley. She claimed her first international medals later that year at the
2004 FINA Short Course World Championships The 7th FINA Short Course World Championships were held at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from October 7 through October 11, 2004. This was the only edition of the Short Course World Championships that Michael Phe ...
in Indianapolis, claiming silver and bronze in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley respectively. She claimed her first long-course medal at the
2005 World Aquatics Championships The 2005 World Aquatics Championships () or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. They took place in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen's Island. Competition Medal standings :''o ...
, claiming a bronze in the 200-metre individual medley. She also came fourth in the 400-metre event. Carroll is a member of the Australian Commonwealth Swimming Team at the
2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an International sport, international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Melbourne ...
in Melbourne, where she won a bronze medal in the 200-metre individual medley, finishing behind
Stephanie Rice Stephanie Louise Rice, OAM (born 17 June 1988) is an Australian former competitive swimmer. She won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009. On 9 April 2 ...
and
Brooke Hanson Brooke Louise Hanson, OAM (born 18 March 1978) is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder. Swimming career A swimmer since the age of four, Hanson was the youngest swim ...
, in a time of 2:13.86. She didn't compete in the 400-metre event due to illness. She is a student and a member of the Fremantle Port swimming club. In May 2014, she married her long-time partner Sam Mist in a ceremony at
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Lara 1986 births Living people Australian female medley swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian sportswomen Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Cambridge