Lani Pallister
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Australia |
| Born | 6 June 2002 Sydney,New South Wales, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle swimming |
| Club | Griffith University |
| Coach | Janelle Elford Janelle Pallister Michael Bohl |
Medal record | |
Lani Pallister (born 6 June 2002) is an Australian competitive swimmer. She is a world record holder in two sports, with a world record in swimming, the short course 4×200-metre freestyle relay, and world records in life saving for the youth age group in the 100-metre rescue medley and 200-metre super lifesaver. She holds the Oceanian, Commonwealth, and Australian records in the short course 1500-metre freestyle and the Australian record in the short course 800-metre freestyle. She is the first female World Short Course champion in the 1500-metre freestyle, winning the inaugural event for women at the 2022 edition. Over the course of the 2022 World Short Course Championships, she won the gold medal in each of the four events she contested (three individual events and one relay).
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, she became the first Australian woman to medal in the 1500-metre freestyle at a World Aquatics Championships, winning the bronze medal. She is a five-time, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 Pier to Pub open water swim winner.