Lanihei Connolly

Mary Lanihei Connolly (born 30 December 2005) is a Cook Islands swimmer who has represented the Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games and Pacific Games.

Connolly is from the island of Mauke and is of Cook Islands, Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent. She was educated at Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in Auckland, New Zealand. She represented the Cook Islands at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

At the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara she won gold in the 50 metres breaststroke and silver in the 100 metres breaststroke.