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Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||
Born | 20 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||
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Tayla Lovemore (born 20 March 1995), is a South African swimmer who specializes in women's butterfly events and freestyle relay. [1] She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. [2]
Recruited to swim at Indian River State College, Lovemore received the 2016 NJCAA Women’s Swimmer of the Year award during her graduating year. In March 2022, Lovemore was named as a NJCAA Hall of Fame inductee. [3]
She continued her collegiate swimming career at Florida State University, where she was named ACC Swimmer of the Week by collegeswimming.com. [4] Becoming a Graduate Assistant afterward, Lovemore worked while receiving her Master's degree. [5] She then joined the International Swimming League, signing with the New York Breakers for Season 1 and the Toronto Titans for Season 2. As of September 2023, she ranked #68 for the top 100 all-time on a 50m butterfly short course performance and #84 for the top 100 all-time on a 100m butterfly short course performance. [6] [7]