Gareth Kean

{{short description|New Zealand swimmer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2014}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Gareth Kean

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1991|10|5|df=y}}

|birth_place= Wellington, New Zealand

| strokes = Backstroke

| club = High Performance Centre, Capital Swim Club

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{NZL}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Delhi|200 m backstroke}}

}}

Gareth Kean (born 5 October 1991) is a New Zealand swimmer. He won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games{{Cite web |title=Gareth KEAN {{!}} Medals {{!}} FINA Official |url=https://www.fina.org/athletes/1017884/gareth-kean/www.fina.org/athletes/1017884/gareth-kean/medals |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=FINA – Fédération Internationale De Natation |language=en}} and competed at the 2012 Olympic Games.{{Cite web |date=2016-02-09 |title=Gareth Kean |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/gareth-kean |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=New Zealand Olympic Team |language=en}}

Kean is coached by former New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer Gary Hurring.{{cite web|title=Gareth KEAN|url=http://www.swimmingnz.org.nz/competition/state-aquablacks/state-aquablacks-biographies/gareth-kean|publisher=Swimming New Zealand|access-date=1 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120424210515/http://www.swimmingnz.org.nz/competition/state-aquablacks/state-aquablacks-biographies/gareth-kean|archive-date=24 April 2012}} He has held the 100 m and 200 m backstroke national records.{{Cite web |title=Gareth KEAN {{!}} Results {{!}} FINA Official |url=https://www.fina.org/athletes/1017884/www.fina.org/athletes/1017884/gareth-kean |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=FINA – Fédération Internationale De Natation |language=en}}