Kareena Lee

Kareena Jane Lee (born 16 December 1993) is a 27-year-old Australian pool and Olympic open water swimmer from Noosa. She won the bronze medal in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Open Water Swimming Career
- She is an Honouree in the Class of 2020/2021 of the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
- She represented her country at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
- She finished second in the 10 km at the 2016 Australia Open Water Championships where she qualified for the 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race.
- She finished second in the 5 km at the 2016 Australia Open Water Championships.
- She competed in the 5 km and 10 km races and the the mixed 5 km team pursuit at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Hungary.
- She competed in the World University Games 10 km marathon swim in Taipei, Taiwan on 27 August 2017.
- She competed in the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 10 km marathon swim in Chiba, Japan on 14 August 2018.
- She won the 2019 Australian 10 km Open Water Championship at Brighton Beach on 26 January 2019 at the age of 25.
- She won the 2019 Australian 5 km Open Water Championship at Brighton Beach on 28 January 2019 at the age of 25.
- She won the 2019 aQuellé Midmar Mile in South Africa on 10 February 2019.
- She finished 2nd in the FINA Marathon Swim Series 10 km race held in Doha Bay, Qatar on 18 February 2019.
- She competed on the 2019 FINA / CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Seychelles on 12 May 2019.
- She won the 5 km time trial race at the 2020 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in Brighton Beach on 26 January 2020.
- On 24 January 2020, she finished 2nd in the 2020 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km race in Brighton Beach.
- On 15 February 2020, she finished 6th in the 10 km in 1:56:43.90 at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Qatar at the age of 26.
- On 7 September 2019, she finished 4th in the 10 km in 2:02:40.30 at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Taiwan at the age of 25.
- On 18 July 2019, she finished 5th in the 5 km Mixed Team relay in 54:36.80 at the 18th FINA World Championships in South Korea at the age of 25.
- On 14 July 2019, she finished 7th in the 10 km in 1:54:50.50 at the 18th FINA World Championships in South Korea at the age of 25 to qualify for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
- On 12 May 2019, she finished 6th in the 10 km in 2:01:55.70 at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Seychelles at the age of 25.
- On 16 February 2019, she finished 2nd in the 10 km in 2:03:52.00 at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Qatar at the age of 25.
- On 16 June 2018, she finished 5th in the 10 km in 2:05:57.00 at the FINA/Hosa Marathon Swim World Series in Lake Balaton, Hungary at the age of 24.
- On 9 June 2018, she finished 3rd in the 10 km in 2:05:22.25 at the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series in Setubal Bay, Portugal at the age of 24.
- On 17 March 2018, she finished 13th in the 10 km in 2:02:34.30 at the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series in Qatar at the age of 24.
- On 4 August 2021, she won a bronze medal in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
2020 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Qualifiers
Lee qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Championships 10 km marathon swim held in Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park in Gwangju, South Korea on 14 July 2019:
1. Xin Xin (China) 1:54:47.20
2. Haley Anderson (USA) 1:54:48.10
3. Rachele Bruni (Italy) 1:54:49.90
4. Lara Grangeon (France) 1:54:50.00
5. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) 1:54:50.50
6. Ashley Twichell (USA) 1:54:50.50
7. Kareena Lee (Australia) 1:54:50.50
8. Finnia Wunram (Germany) 1:54:50.70
9. Leonie Beck (Germany) 1:54:51.00
10. Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) 1:54:51.10
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Results
1. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil, 29) 1:59:30.90
2. Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands, 27) 1:59:31.70
3. Kareena Lee (Australia, 27) 1:59:32.50
4. Anna Olasz (Hungary, 27) 1:59:34.80
5. Leonie Beck (Germany, 24) 1:59:35.10
6. Haley Anderson (USA, 29) 1:59:36.90
7. Ashley Twichell (USA, 32) 1:59:37.90
8. Xin Xin (China, 24) 2:00:10.10
9. Lara Grangeon de Villele (France, 29) 2:00:57.0
10. Finnia Wunram (Germany, 25) 2:01:01.90
11. Samantha Arévalo (Ecuador, 26) 2:01:30.60
12. Cecilia Biagioli (Argentina, 36) 2:01:31.70
13. Yumi Kida (Japan, 36) 2:01:40.90
14. Rachele Bruni (Italy, 30) 2:02:10.20
15. Anastasiia Kirpichnikova (Russian Olympic Committee, 21) 2:03:17.50
16. Paula Ruiz Bravo (Spain, 22) 2:03:17.60
17. Angelica Andre (Portugal, 26) 2:04:40.70
18. Kate Farley Sanderson (Canada, 21) 2:04:59.10
19. Alice Dearing (Great Britain, 24) 2:05:03.20
20. Paola Perez (Venezuela, 30) 2:05:45.00
21. Michelle Weber (South Africa, 24) 2:06:56.50
22. Krystyna Panchishko (Ukraine, 23) 2:07:35.10
23. Li-Shan Chantal Liew (Singapore, 22) 2:08:17.90
24. Spela Perse (Slovenia, 25) 2:08:33.00
25. Souad Nefissa Cherouati (Algeria, 32) 2:17:21.60
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Marathon Swim Coverage
- Kareena Lee Recalls Her Bronze Medal Performance At The Tokyo Olympics
- Anna Olasz Exceeded Her Expectations At The 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Anna Olasz Starts So Slowly And Finishes So Quickly
- Years Of Hard Work Pay Off For Kareena Lee
- Ana Marcela Cunha Realizes Golden Olympic Dream
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Kareena Lee (Australia)
- Women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Finalists For Tokyo
- Canada’s Kate Sanderson Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
- Spain's Paula Ruiz Bravo Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
- Hungary's Anna Olasz Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
External links
- No Surprise: Ana Marcela Cunha Wins FINA Marathon Swim World Series in Paris
- Italy Wins The 6 km Team Relay in Paris
- Swimming At Snapper Rocks
- Heat Survey for the Tokyo Olympic Marathon Swimmers
- Anna Olasz Starts So Slowly And Finishes So Quickly
- History Of Marathon Swimming In Australia, Part 1
- History Of Marathon Swimming In Australia, Part 1
- Kareena Lee, Open Water Olympian
- 12 Additional Honorees Named By Australian Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- International Conference on Open Water Swimming and Racing Techniques in Tokyo
- From #stopolympics...To Bring It On!
- Tokyo 2020 Delayed…But Hopeful
- FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2019 Rankings
- If The 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Were Held As Scheduled: The Women
- Open Water Swimming Lingo At The Olympics
- 1 Day Earlier, 1 Year Later, The Tokyo Olympics
- 2020 Tokyo Olympics Appears To Be Postponed
- Tokyo Olympics Faces Force Majeure, Postponement
- #stopolympics Picks Up The Pace
- Italy’s Nuoto Pushes #stopolympics
- Leonie Beck Wins FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series In Doha
- Haley Anderson Wins Close One At Australian 10 km Championships
- Kareena Lee Wins Another Title At Australian Open Water Championships
- The Future Of Odaiba Marine Park
- Sloman Goes Fast, Lee Leads Australian Nationals
- Will Youth Be Served At Pan Pacific Championship 10K?
- Juniors And Seniors Mix In Maui
- Top 10 10Kers at Australian Open Water Swimming Champs
- Australia Plans To Live Up To Its Legacy
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Marathon Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Chelsea Gubecka Swimming Well Towards Rio
- Chelsea Gubecka, Kareena Lee Go 2 For 2
- What Women Will Qualify For The 2016 Rio Olympics?
- Aurélie Muller Wins World Championships, Heading To Rio
- Looking Back At The Women's 5 km Surprises At Worlds
- Muller And Arévalo On High After Women's 10K
- Wetsuits vs. No Wetsuits - Strange But True In Open Water
- Kareena Lee Sweeps Race At Australian Championships
- Colin Hill Shows Highlights From Doha - Women's 10 km
- Green With Envy In South Korea
- Nothing Great Is Easy For Sharon Van Rouwendaal
- German Duo – Finnia Wunram & Leonie Beck – Qualify For 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Kareena Lee: 2020 Olympian With A Special Swim
- Rachele Bruni Takes Next Big Step Towards Tokyo
- IM An Olympian: Lara Grangeon Styling Towards Tokyo
- Ana Marcela Cunha, From 2008 To 2020
- Xin Xin Pulls Off Major Upset, Wins 10K FINA World Championship
- Haley Anderson, America’s Three-peat Olympic Swimmer
- Ashley Twichell Realizes Her Olympic Dream
- FINA World Championships 10 km Men’s Start List – 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifier
- FINA World Championships 10 km Women’s Start List – 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifier
- Kareena Lee FINA bio