# Laura Littlejohn > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Laura_Littlejohn > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Laura_Littlejohn.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Littlejohn > Source revision: 1274663928 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|New Zealand swimmer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Laura Littlejohn | image = | caption = | fullname = | nationality = New Zealand | strokes =[Freestyle](/source/Freestyle_swimming) | club =St Pauls Swim Club | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|7|12|df=yes}} | birth_place =Hamilton | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = |collegeteam=University of Tennessee|coach=Graham Smith / Matt Kredich}} '''Laura Littlejohn''' (born 12 July 2004) is a New Zealand [swimmer](/source/Swimming_(sport)) who competed at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She is from [Hamilton](/source/Hamilton%2C_New_Zealand), New Zealand and was educated at [St Paul’s Collegiate school](/source/St_Paul's_Collegiate_School). She has two siblings that have also represented New Zealand, [Ben Littlejohn](/source/Ben_Littlejohn) (swimmer) and [Kate Littlejohn](/source/Kate_Littlejohn) (rowing). {{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Annika |date=2022-06-09 |title=New Zealand Record Holder Laura Littlejohn Commits to Tennessee (2023) |url=https://swimswam.com/new-zealand-record-holder-laura-littlejohn-commits-to-tennessee-2023/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}} == Swimming Career == === 2021 World championships === Littlejohn made her senior debut at the [2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)](/source/2021_FINA_World_Swimming_Championships_(25_m)) in [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi).{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2021 |title=Laura Littlejohn shaping as New Zealand's new teenage swimming sensation |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/127299793/laura-littlejohn-shaping-as-new-zealands-new-teenage-swimming-sensation?rm=a&cx_rm-ctrl=true |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Stuff NZ}} Her highest place finish was 18th in the [100 metre freestyle](/source/2021_FINA_World_Swimming_Championships_(25_m)_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metre_freestyle) in a time of 53.96. She was also 20th in the [100 metre individual medley](/source/2021_FINA_World_Swimming_Championships_(25_m)_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metre_individual_medley) in a time of 1:00.43, and 24th in the [200 metre freestyle](/source/2021_FINA_World_Swimming_Championships_(25_m)_%E2%80%93_Women's_200_metre_freestyle) in a time of 1:59.67.{{Cite web |date=21 Dec 2021 |title=15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2021 |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/2/15th-fina-world-swimming-championships-25m-2021/results |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}} === 2022 World championships === Littlejohn competed the [2022 World Aquatics Championships](/source/2022_World_Aquatics_Championships) held in [Budapest](/source/Budapest), Hungary. She did not start in the [100 metre freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_World_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metre_freestyle), her only individual event, but was part of the [4x100 metre freestyle mixed relay](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_World_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_4_%C3%97_100_metre_mixed_freestyle_relay) team alongside [Lewis Clareburt](/source/Lewis_Clareburt), [Carter Swift](/source/Carter_Swift) and [Chelsey Edwards](/source/Chelsey_Edwards) that finished ninth, just outside the final, setting a new national record in the process. Littlejohn was also part of the [4x200 metre freestyle relay](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_World_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_200_metre_freestyle_relay) team alongside [Erika Fairweather](/source/Erika_Fairweather), [Eve Thomas](/source/Eve_Thomas) and [Caitlin Deans](/source/Caitlin_Deans) that also finished ninth.{{Cite web |title=Competition Results {{!}} World Aquatics Official |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/2902/19th-fina-world-championships-budapest-2022/results?disciplines=SW |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}} === 2022 Junior Pan Pacific championships === At the [2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships](/source/2022_Junior_Pan_Pacific_Swimming_Championships) held in [Honolulu](/source/Honolulu), Hawaii{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-06-10 |title=Junior Pan Pacific Games Team Announcement |url=https://www.swimmingnz.org/post/junior-pan-pacific-games-team-announcement |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Swimming NZ |language=en}} Littlejohn finished fifth in the 50 metre freestyle, in a time of 25.90{{Cite web |title=Meet Results: 2022 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships |url=http://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/Jr%20PanPacs/2022/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=www.swmeets.com}} and sixth in the 100 metre freestyle in a time of 55.60.{{Cite web |title=Meet Results: 2022 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships |url=http://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/Jr%20PanPacs/2022/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=www.swmeets.com}} She also took part in a number of team relays during the meet. She currently studies at the [University of Tennessee](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_women's_swimming_and_diving).{{Cite web |title=Laura Littlejohn - Swimming & Diving |url=https://utsports.com/sports/swimming-and-diving/roster/laura-littlejohn/21265 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{sports links}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Littlejohn, Laura}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:New Zealand female freestyle swimmers Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century New Zealand sportswomen {{NewZealand-swimming-bio-stub}} Category:People educated at St Paul's Collegiate School --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Laura Littlejohn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Littlejohn) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Littlejohn?action=history)). 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