Lowri Tynan (born 13 October 1987) is a Welsh swimmer, specialising in

breaststroke Breaststroke is a human swimming, swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and ...

at 50 and 100 metres.

Early career

Lowri was born in

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...

. Her talent was first spotted by coach Keith Barrow at a pool in

. She was the Welsh record holder for 50 metres

by age 14. Lowri Tynan was educated at

Ysgol Morgan Llwyd Ysgol Morgan Llwyd is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Wrexham, in north-east Wales, UK. It is the first, and is the only Welsh-medium secondary school in Wrexham County Borough. It is named after the seventeenth-century preacher and au ...

where she excelled at all sports.

International career

Tynan was selected to represent Wales at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

and retained her place for 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 ...

. The breakthrough came when she was selected as a wild card for the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships () or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. This was the second time the championships were held in the city after being previously hosted in 1994 World Aq ...

was held at the

Foro Italico Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy, on the slopes of Monte Mario. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini (literally Benito Mussolini, Mussolini's Forum (Roman), Forum) under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, lat ...

sports complex in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

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. After achieving the fastest time out of the British trio of 1:08.30 in the heats of the women's 100 metres breaststroke, Lowri was selected for the women's 4×100 m medley relay. The British team finished 4th in a new British record time of 3:57.03. On 4 March 2012 Lowri announced her retirement from all competition with immediate effect.

Personal bests and records held

Welsh records (long course)
50 m breaststroke 31.03 2009 World Champs, Rome, 01/08/09
100 m breaststroke 1:08.30 2009 World Champs, Rome, 27/07/09 British records (long course)
4×100 m medley relay 3:57.03 2009 World Champs, Rome, 01/08/09

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Lowri Tynan
at Swim Wales (archived) * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tynan, Lowri 1987 births Living people Welsh female breaststroke swimmers British female breaststroke swimmers Commonwealth Games swimmers for Wales Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games People educated at Ysgol Morgan Llwyd Sportspeople from Wrexham