Lanihei Connolly

Lanihei Connolly
Personal information
Born	30 December 2005 (age 18); Mauke, Cook Islands
Sport
Country	Cook Islands
Sport	Swimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Cook Islands
Pacific Games

Mary Lanihei Connolly (born 30 December 2005) is a Cook Islands swimmer who has represented the Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games and Pacific Games.

Connolly is from the island of Mauke and is of Cook Islands, Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent.^[2] She was educated at Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in Auckland, New Zealand.^[3] She represented the Cook Islands at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.^[4]

At the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara she won gold in the 50 metres breaststroke^[5] and silver in the 100 metres breaststroke.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Mary Lanihei CONNOLLY". World Aquatics. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ Mārena Mane (5 May 2022). "Māori swimming champ to represent Cooks at Commonwealth Games". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "Q&A with Lanihei Connolly: The Auckland schoolgirl swimming for the Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Herald. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ Al Williams (9 March 2022). "Cook Islands Commonwealth Games athletes announced". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Connolly swims for first gold medal". Cook Islands News. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ Losirene Lacanivalu (24 November 2023). "Connolly turns focus to Olympics". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

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