Noemie Thomas
Noemie Thomas (born February 4, 1996)[1] is a Canadian swimmer who competes in the women's butterfly competitions.[2] She holds the Canadian national record in the butterfly over the 50 m in the short course.[3][4][5][6] Thomas also holds the Canadian junior butterfly record in the 100 m.
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| Nationality | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 4, 1996 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | UBC Dolphins Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background edit
Thomas started swimming lessons at age five and her first swim club was the Richmond Kigoos.
Career edit
The Richmond, B.C., native made a big splash at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in August in Hawaii. She took gold in the 100-metre butterfly, silver in the 4x100-m medley relay and finished fourth in the 200-m fly.
Noemie Thomas had her senior international coming-out party at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), held in December. She set and then beat her own Canadian record in the 50-m butterfly at the world short-course meet, finishing fourth by just 0.05 seconds in the final. She followed up by establishing a new national mark in the 100-m fly and once again finished just outside the medals in fourth.
Success continued to follow her in 2013, capped by a seventh-place finish in the 100-m butterfly at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona. She earned Swimming Canada’s 2013 Junior Female Swimmer of the Year award for her performance. She and Katerine Savard give Canada a pair of medal threats in the event.
In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]
Results edit
- 4th place, 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), 50 m butterfly.
- 4th place, 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), 100 m butterfly.
- 7th place, 2013 FINA World Championships (long course), 100 m butterfly.
Personal best times edit
Long course edit
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 50 m butterfly | 26.23 | Saskatoon, Canada. | July 16, 2014 | |
| 100 m butterfly | 57.02 | Toronto, Canada. | April 5, 2016 | |
| 200 m butterfly | 2.11.19 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | April 4, 2015 |
Short course edit
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 50 m butterfly | 25.60 | Istanbul, Turkey | December 16, 2012 | List of Canadian records in swimming |
| 100 m butterfly | 56.64 | Istanbul, Turkey | December 15, 2012 | |
| 200 m butterfly | 2.08.11 | New Westminster, Canada. | February 16, 2014 |
References edit
- ^ "Noemie Thomas - Women's Swimming & Diving".
- ^ "Female sprinters make their mark as teams are named". Swimming.ca. Swimming Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ . Swimming.ca. Swimming Canada. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ . www.swimming.ca. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007.
- ^ . Swimming.ca. Swimming Canada. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ . Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming.ca. Swimming Canada. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ https://www.swimming.ca/Rankings.aspx?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=4462082 [dead link]
External links edit
- Noemie Thomas at Swimming Canada
- Noemie Thomas at World Aquatics
- Noemie Thomas at Team Canada
- Noemie Thomas at Olympics.com
- Noemie Thomas at Olympedia