Lani Pallister Biography: Age, Boyfriend, Net Worth, Height, Parents, Brother, Olympics, World Records

Lani Pallister is an Australian distance swimming champion whose breakthrough came through outstanding performances in both pool and open water events.

She first captured attention with a treble-gold at the 2019 World Junior Championships and later established herself as a force on the senior world stage, capturing relay Olympic gold in Paris 2024.

Quick Facts

• Full name: Lani Pallister
• Date of birth: 6 June 2002
• Age: 24 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• State of origin: New South Wales
• Nationality: Australian
• Profession: Competitive swimmer (freestyle, distance specialist)
• Parents: Mother – Janelle Pallister (née Elford); Father – Rick Pallister (father; former surf lifesaving champion and triathlete).
• Siblings: Brother – Owen Pallister.
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: N/A
• Net worth: $1 million

Early Life and education

Lani Pallister is now 24 years old. She was born on 6 June 2002 in Sydney, New South Wales.

She began training under her mother, Janelle Pallister—herself an Olympian at the 1988 Seoul Games—starting swimming at age seven or earlier.

Her father, Rick Pallister is a former surf lifesaving champion and triathlete.

Lani grew up swimming on the Sunshine Coast and her junior club was Maroochydore; she later moved to train at Griffith University and in 2020 began a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Personal Life

Lani Pallister is possibly single at the moment. She has not disclosed details concerning her romantic affairs.

Career

Lani Pallister rose rapidly through junior ranks, winning three golds (400m, 800m, 1500m freestyle) and three silvers at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, sweeping virtually every distance race she contested.

At the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, she claimed gold in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyles, plus silvers in the 200m and two relays.

She continued to excel in short-course events, claiming gold in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyles and contributing to a relay win at the 2022 World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Melbourne.

In late 2024 in Budapest, she captured gold in the 800m short-course freestyle, setting championship, national, and Oceania records, alongside additional medals in the 400m and relay events.

On the international senior stage, Lani won gold as part of Australia’s 4×200m freestyle relay team at the Fukuoka World Championships in 2023 and an Olympic gold in the same relay event at the Paris 2024 Games.

At the 2025 Australian Trials, she posted Oceania records while securing individual titles in the 800m and 1500m freestyles, and also recorded a top-level finish in the 400m.

Net worth

Lani Pallister now have an estimated net worth of approximately $1 million.

Social Media

• Instagram: @lanipallister
• TikTok: @lanipallister