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Kiwi swimming star Lewis Clareburt has his sights firmly set on next year's Paris Olympics and is considered a real medal prospect, but as a top international swimmer he's chosen an unconventional road as he chases Olympic glory.
The 23-year old set the pool alight at Birmingham last year, winning two gold medals and becoming the first Kiwi man to win Commonwealth Games gold since Moss Burmester in 2006.
Four years earlier he'd won Commonwealth bronze. But rather than pursuing his sport overseas or taking up a lucrative US college scholarship, the Wellingtonian chooses to live, work and train in the capital, swimming at local pools, often seen sharing a public lane.
Clareburt, who is studying for a Bachelor of Commerce at Victoria University is coached by Gary Hollywood who says the medley specialist has the ability to be the best in the world if he wants to be.
Lewis Clareburt joins Kathryn to tell her about his Olympic preparation and the challenges of being an elite swimmer based in New Zealand.
