New Zealand swimmer Ms. Lauren Boyle has added bronze medal to her kitty in Turkey today. She has now won the bronze medal to go with her gold that she won on Friday at the World Short Course Championships in Turkey.

Today is the second day of finals at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Turkey. The second occasion today is: its Boyle's 25th birthday that she is celebrating in Istanbul today, after she finished third in the 400m freestyle a day after winning the 800m at the Sinan Erdem Dome.

The North Shore club swimmer is coached by Mr. Mark Regan. She has bought the 12th medal (over the last two decades) to her country. The records say that the 25-year-old finished at just 6/100ths of a second from a second gold medal.

Ms. Boyle's victory successfully joins Moss Burmester as double medalists behind Trent Bray, who won three medals. She is also being known as the first Kiwi swimmer, who has won two medals at the same world short course championship.

The other two New Zealand swimmers in finals tonight were Matthew Stanley, who stood fourth in the men's 400m freestyle and Melissa Ingram, who ranked sixth in the 200m backstroke.