Laura Stephens

Laura Kathleen Jane Stephens is a retired British swimmer. In 2024 she won the gold medal for the Swimming at the [2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly|200 metre butterfly] at the 2024 [World Aquatics Championships] and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Stephens competed in the Swimming at the [2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly|women's 200 metre butterfly] at the 2019 [World Aquatics Championships], where she reached the final. In 2022, she represented England at the 2022 [Commonwealth Games] in Birmingham, where she won two medals.
In 2023, she won the gold medal at the 2023 [British Swimming Championships] in the British [Swimming Championships - 200 metres butterfly winners|200 metres butterfly]. It was the second time that she had won the 200 metres title, having won it in 2022 as well.
After finishing second in the British swimming [champions - 200 metres butterfly winners|200 metres butterfly] at the 2024 [Aquatics GB Swimming Championships], Stephens recorded a time that met the British Consideration criteria for a place at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She was subsequently named in the British team for the Olympics. At the Olympic Games, Stephens reached the final of the Swimming at the [2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly|women's 200 metre butterfly].