Danyon Joseph Loader ONZM (born 21 April 1975) is an Olympic champion, former world record holder swimmer from New Zealand, based in Dunedin. He remains the national record holder in the 400 metre freestyle short course.[2]

He swam for New Zealand at two Summer Olympics (1992, 1996) and three Commonwealth Games (1990, 1994 and 1998).

At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, he garnered a silver medal in the 200 metre butterfly. In 1996 in Atlanta, Loader won two gold medals: in the 200 and 400 metre freestyle. He set world records in the short course 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle.[3] In the 1997 New Year Honours, Loader was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to swimming,[4] and he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003.[3]

In December 2012, Loader starred in an online video campaign supporting same-sex marriage, alongside New Zealand singers Anika Moa, Hollie Smith, and Boh Runga, as well as past Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kiwi best bet". swimnews.com. Swimnews Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. ^ "17 January 2022 SC Record Summary" (PDF). Swimming New Zealand. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Danyon Loader". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  4. ^ "New Year honours list 1997". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Marriage equality 'about love'". 3 News NZ. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

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Records
Preceded by World Record Holder
Men's 200m Butterfly (25m)
6 February 1993 – 26 March 1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World Record Holder
Men's 400m Freestyle (25m)
11 February 1995 – 25 September 1998 		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Halberg Awards – Supreme Award
1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New Zealand's Sportsman of the Year
1992
1994
1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Succeeded by
Preceded by Succeeded by
Preceded by Lonsdale Cup of the New Zealand Olympic Committee
1992
1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Succeeded by
Preceded by Swimming World
Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year
1996 		Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by
Tim Shadbolt
& Rebecca Nicholson
 Dancing with the Stars
(New Zealand) third place contestant
Season 2 (2006 with Hayley Holt) 		Succeeded by