Kane Follows
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 27 May 1997 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| Club | Neptune Swim Club |
| Coach | Lars 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
[edit | edit source]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]
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