2007 World Championships
At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Lauterstein qualified 11th in the heats of the 100 m butterfly in a time of 52.63 s. He managed only a time of 52.99 s in the semifinals and was eliminated in 15th place.
In the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, Lauterstein swam the third leg. Australia was fifth at the start of his leg. Lauterstein was the second slowest of the third leg swimmers, and Australia were in last place at the end of his 49.17 s split, which was the 19th fastest out of the 24 swimmers who had a flying start. Australia finished fifth.
In the 4 × 100 m medley relay, Lauterstein swam the butterfly leg and started his split with Australia in second place behind Japan. Lauterstein swam the fifth fastest butterfly leg with a split of 52.63 s and was overtaken by his Russian counterpart, leaving Australia third at the last change. Eamon Sullivan anchored Australia to gold by overtaking his Japanese and Russian counterparts.
| 2007 World Championships Events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Final medal count: 1 (1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze) | |||
| Event | Time | Place | |
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay | 3:15.89 | 5th | |
| 100m Butterfly | 52.99 | 15th | |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay | 3:34.93 | Gold | |
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