Ngaire Lane
Ngaire Galloway (née Lane, 31 October 1925 – 9 July 2021) was a New Zealand swimmer, who represented her country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Early life Galloway was born Ngaire Lane in Cambridge on 31 October 1925, the daughter of Mabel Doris Lane (née Saxby) and William George Lane. She was educated at Otago Girls' High School. Swimming career In 1940, Lane was the New Zealand junior champion in 50 and 100 yards freestyle and 50 yards backstroke, equalling the national junior record in the latter event. In 1943 she broke the national intermediate 100 yards backstroke record, and the following year she broke the national senior record for 220 yards backstroke, thus becoming the first female swimmer to hold junior, intermediate and senior national records concurrently. She was the national champion for the 100 yards and 220 yards backstroke every year from 1944 to 1949, and in 1947 she also won the 100 yards medley and 50 yards freestyle titles. Lane travelled to London in 1948 as the only swimmer and only woman on the New Zealand team at the Olympic Games. Before the games, she swam in the 1948 ASA British Championships 100 yards backstroke