Laura Kathleen Jane Stephens (born 2 June 1999) is a British

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 ...

. In 2024 she won the gold medal for the 200 metre butterfly at the

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and competed at the

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Career

Stephens competed in the women's 200 metre butterfly at the

2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

, where she reached the final. In 2022, she represented England at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

in Birmingham, where she won two medals. In 2023, she won the gold medal at the

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in the 200 metres butterfly. It was the second time that she had won the 200 metres title, having won it in 2022 as well. After finishing second in the 200 metres butterfly at the

2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships The 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships (sponsored by Speedo) were held at the London Aquatics Centre in London, from 3 April to 8 April 2024. They also doubled as the trials for the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), ...

, Stephens recorded a time that met the British Consideration criteria for a place at the

. She was subsequently named in the British team for the Olympics. At the Olympic Games, Stephens reached the Olymic final of the women's 200 metre butterfly.

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* * * * * 1999 births Living people English female butterfly swimmers British female butterfly swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Games medalists in swimming European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain Swimmers at the 2015 European Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Swimmers from London People educated at Plymouth College World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century English sportswomen {{UK-swimming-bio-stub