Danyon Loader

Danyon Loader
ONZM
Personal information
Full name	Danyon Joseph Loader
Born	21 April 1975 (age 46); Timaru, New Zealand
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Swimming
Event(s)	Freestyle, butterfly
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Men’s swimming
Representing New Zealand
Olympic Games
World Championships
Pan Pacifics
Commonwealth Games

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 and 1500 metre freestyle short course.

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.^[2] In the 1997 New Year Honours, Loader was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to swimming,^[3] and he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003.^[2]

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 former Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard.^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kiwi best bet". swimnews.com. Swimnews Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Loader's bio Archived 16 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine from the International Swimming Hall of Fame website; retrieved 7 July 2009.
^ "New Year honours list 1997". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
^ "Marriage equality 'about love'". 3 News NZ. 6 December 2012.

Records
Preceded by Franck Esposito	World Record Holder Men's 200m Butterfly (25m) 6 February 1993 – 26 March 1994	Succeeded by Franck Esposito
Preceded by Anders Holmertz	World Record Holder Men's 400m Freestyle (25m) 11 February 1995 – 25 September 1998	Succeeded by Ian Thorpe
Awards
Preceded by Team New Zealand	Halberg Awards – Supreme Award 1996	Succeeded by Beatrice Faumuina
Preceded by Martin Crowe	New Zealand's Sportsman of the Year 1992 1994 1996	Succeeded by Phil Tataurangi
Preceded by Phil Tataurangi		Succeeded by Jonah Lomu
Preceded by Jonah Lomu		Succeeded by Jeff Wilson
Preceded by Anna Simcic	Lonsdale Cup of the New Zealand Olympic Committee 1992 1996	Succeeded by Brenda Lawson
Preceded by Chris White		Succeeded by Beatrice Faumuina
Preceded by Scott Miller	Swimming World Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year 1996	Succeeded by Michael Klim
Achievements
Preceded by Tim Shadbolt & Rebecca Nicholson	Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand) third place contestant Season 2 (2006 with Hayley Holt)	Succeeded by Brendon Pongia & Hayley Holt

[swimnews-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kiwi best bet". swimnews.com. Swimnews Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[Bio-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Loader's bio Archived 16 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine from the International Swimming Hall of Fame website; retrieved 7 July 2009.

[3] "New Year honours list 1997". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

[4] "Marriage equality 'about love'". 3 News NZ. 6 December 2012.

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show v t 1992 New Zealand Olympic team
Archery	Faye Johnstone
Athletics	Marguerite Buist Derek Froude Paul Gibbons Joanne Henry Robbie Johnston Anne Judkins Gavin Lovegrove Lorraine Moller Lesley Morton Simon Poelman Kirsten Smith Cameron Taylor Rex Wilson
Badminton	Dean Galt Kerrin Harrison Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson
Boxing	Sililo Figota Trevor Shailer David Tua
Canoeing	Richard Boyle Ian Ferguson Donald Johnstone John MacDonald Paul MacDonald Finn O'Connor Stephen Richards Mark Scheib
Cycling	Gary Anderson Jon Andrews Tom Bamford Joann Burke Nigel Donnelly Brian Fowler Paul Leitch Carlos Marryatt Glenn McLeay Graeme Miller Jacqui Nelson Chris Nicholson Rosalind Reekie Stuart Williams
Diving	Tania Paterson
Equestrian	Bruce Goodin Vicky Latta Andrew Nicholson Blyth Tait Mark Todd Harvey Wilson
Fencing	Gavin McLean
Field hockey	Scott Anderson Christine Arthur Tina Bell-Kake Mary Clinton Shane Collins Sapphire Cooper Peter Daji Sue Duggan Kylie Foy Susan Furmage David Grundy Scott Hobson Elaine Jensen Trudy Kilkolly Anna Lawrence Brett Leaver Grant McLeod Peter Miskimmin Kieren O'Grady Umesh Parag Paresh Patel David Penfold John Radovonich Craig Russ Gregory Russ Helen Shearer Jamie Smith Mandy Smith Anthony Thornton Robyn Toomey Kate Trolove Ian Woodley
Judo	Steve Corkin Donna Hilton Nicola Morris Graeme Spinks
Rowing	Philippa Baker Scott Brownlee Campbell Clayton-Greene Bill Coventry Toni Dunlop Brenda Lawson Guy Melville Pat Peoples Carl Sheehan Eric Verdonk Chris White Ian Wright
Sailing	Jenny Armstrong Jon Bilger Russell Coutts Don Cowie Simon Daubney Rod Davis Leslie Egnot Graham Fleury Craig Greenwood Brian Jones Murray Jones Barbara Kendall Bruce Kendall Greg Knowles Craig Monk Rex Sellers Jan Shearer
Shooting	Jocelyn Lees Stephen Petterson Greg Yelavich
Swimming	Trent Bray Guy Callaghan Toni Jeffs Phillippa Langrell Danyon Loader Simon Percy Nick Sanders Anna Simcic John Steel Richard Tapper Mark Weldon
Table tennis	Hagen Bower Peter Jackson Chunli Li
Wrestling	Grant Parker Shane Stannett
Chef de Mission: Ralph Roberts

show v t 1996 New Zealand Olympic team
Archery	Andrew Lindsay
Athletics	Craig Barrett Chantal Brunner Nyla Carroll Matthew Coad Chris Donaldson Beatrice Faumuina Anne Hare Martin Johns Robbie Johnston Mark Keddell Gavin Lovegrove Lorraine Moller Scott Nelson Gus Nketia Doug Pirini Sean Wade Jonathan Wyatt
Badminton	Rhona Robertson Tammy Jenkins
Boxing	Garth da Silva
Canoeing	Owen Hughes
Cycling	Gary Anderson Rebecca Bailey Brendon Cameron Tim Carswell Julian Dean Brian Fowler Scott Guyton Greg Henderson Kathy Lynch Darren McKenzie-Potter Glenn McLeay Glen Mitchell Jacqui Nelson Susy Pryde Ric Reid Sarah Ulmer Donna Wynd
Equestrian	Sally Clark Vaughn Jefferis Vicky Latta Daniel Meech Andrew Nicholson Blyth Tait
Judo	Steve Corkin Daniel Gowing
Rowing	Philippa Baker Scott Brownlee Toni Dunlop Rob Hamill Brenda Lawson Alastair Mackintosh Mike Rodger Dave Schaper Rob Waddell Chris White Ian Wright
Sailing	Sean Clarkson Rohan Cooke Don Cowie Rod Davis Leslie Egnot Sharon Ferris Jamie Gale Kelvin Harrap Brian Jones Barbara Kendall Aaron McIntosh Craig Monk Hamish Pepper Rex Sellers Jan Shearer Andrew Stone
Shooting	Stephen Petterson Brant Woodward
Swimming	Dionne Bainbridge Trent Bray Murray Burdan Scott Cameron Sarah Catherwood Alison Fitch Paul Kent Lydia Lipscombe Danyon Loader Anna Simcic John Steel Nicholas Tongue Anna Wilson Jonathan Winter
Table tennis	Chunli Li
Tennis	Brett Steven
Volleyball
Chef de Mission: Dave Gerrard

show v t Summer Olympics multiple gold medallists from New Zealand
Five	Lisa Carrington (Canoeing: 2012 – K-1 200 m · 2016 – K-1 200 m · 2020 – K-1 200 m · 2020 – K-2 500 m · 2020 – K-1 500 m)
Four	Ian Ferguson (Canoeing: 1984 – K-1 500 m · 1984 – K-2 500 m · 1984 – K-4 1000 m · 1988 – K-2 500 m)
Three	Peter Snell (Athletics: 1960 – 800 m · 1964 – 800 m · 1964 – 1500 m) Paul MacDonald (Canoeing: 1984 – K-2 500 m · 1984 – K-4 1000 m · 1988 – K-2 500 m) Hamish Bond (Rowing: 2012 – Coxless pair · 2016 – Coxless pair · 2020 – Eight)
Two	Simon Dickie (Rowing: 1968 – Coxed four · 1972 – Eight) Dick Joyce (Rowing: 1968 – Coxed four · 1972 – Eight) Alan Thompson (Canoeing: 1984 – K-1 1000 m · 1984 – K-4 1000 m) Mark Todd (Equestrian: 1984 – Individual eventing · 1988 – Individual eventing) Danyon Loader (Swimming: 1996 – 200 m freestyle · 1996 – 400 m freestyle) Caroline Evers-Swindell (Rowing: 2004 – Double sculls · 2008 – Double sculls) Georgina Evers-Swindell (Rowing: 2004 – Double sculls · 2008 – Double sculls) Valerie Adams (Athletics: 2008 – Shot put · 2012 – Shot put) Mahé Drysdale (Rowing: 2012 – Single sculls · 2016 – Single sculls) Eric Murray (Rowing: 2012 – Coxless pair · 2016 – Coxless pair)

show v t Commonwealth Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly
1958 – 1966: 220 yards 1970 – present: 200 metres
: Ian Black () : Kevin Berry (AUS) : Dave Gerrard (NZL) : Tom Arusoo () : Brian Brinkley (ENG) : George Nagy () : Philip Hubble (ENG) : Anthony Mosse (NZL) : Anthony Mosse (NZL) : Danyon Loader (NZL) : James Hickman (ENG) 2002: Justin Norris (AUS) 2006: Moss Burmester (NZL) 2010: Chad le Clos (RSA) 2014: Chad le Clos (RSA) 2018: Chad le Clos (RSA)

Danyon Loader

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