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Luke Turley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24)
Watford, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubHatfield SC
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 1500 m freestyle

Luke Thomas Turley (born 24 March 2000) is an English international swimmer. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1]

Biography

Turley educated at the University of Bath[2] began his swimming career at the Stevenage Swimming Club before joining the Hatfield Swimming Club.[3] He won double silver behind Daniel Jervis in the 400m and 800m freestyle events at the 2022 British Swimming Championships.[4]

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle, finishing in 5th place and the men's 1500 metre freestyle.[1]

In 2023, he won the gold medal at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 400 metres freestyle.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Team England call up seven more University of Bath-based swimmers to represent host country at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". University of Bath. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Luke Turley hopes Commonwealth Games will help youngsters 'aspire and achieve'". Sports365. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ^ "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 20 April 2023.