Naomy Grand'Pierre explained

Naomy Grand'Pierre
Nationality:Haitian-American
Collegeteam:University of Chicago
Birth Date:16 April 1997
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Naomy Grand'Pierre (born 16 April 1997) is a Haitian-American swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she ranked 56th with a time of 27.46 seconds.[1] Grand'Pierre is the first woman from Haiti to compete as a swimmer in the Olympics.[2]

Born in Montreal[3] and raised in Atlanta, Georgia,[4] Grand'Pierre is a dual US-Haitian citizen. She is a graduate of Whitefield Academy (Georgia) and the University of Chicago (Class of 2019) [5] and collaborated with the USA Swimming Diversity and Inclusion Committee during her college years. She is currently helping the Haitian National Swim Team, in collaboration with the FHSA (Haitian Swimming Federation), structure their program to give Haitians in Haiti and the Diaspora more access to the sport.[2] [6]

Records

Professional Career!Event!Time!Pool Length!Competition!Notes[7]
50 Free27.9625mFINA World Swimming Championships 2016
100 Free58.5525mFINA World Swimming Championships 2016
50 Breast34.2225mFINA World Swimming Championships 2016
100 Medley01:06.1125mFINA World Swimming Championships 2016
50 Free27.3550mCaribbean Islands Swimming Championships 2016NR
100 Free01:03.0350mXXIII Juegos CAC-Barranquilla 2018NR
50 Breast35.8550mFINA World Swimming Championships 2017
50 Fly30.1050mCaribbean Islands Swimming Championships 2016NR

Personal life

Her mother encouraged all five of her children to swim after three relatives drowned. She is the older sister of Emilie Grand'Pierre, another Haitian swimmer who competed at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naomy Grand Pierre . 13 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813172105/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/naomy-hope-grand-pierre . 13 August 2016 . live .
  2. Web site: Naomy Grand'Pierre, U. of C. swimmer, makes Olympics history . . 12 August 2016 . 13 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813172132/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-naomy-grand-pierre-chicago-swim-olympics-20160812-story.html . 13 August 2016 . live . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Olympian Naomy Grand'Pierre: Looking to Rio and Beyond . 13 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813203712/http://uaasports.info/sports/general/2016-17/studentathletefeatures/naomyfeature . 13 August 2016 . live . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Swimmer chases Olympic dreams . 13 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160811225056/http://www.uchicago.edu/features/swimmer_chases_olympic_dreams/ . 11 August 2016 . live . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Naomy Grand'Pierre. The University of Chicago Athletics. en. 23 May 2019.
  6. Web site: This Olympian's Heartbreaking Story Reveals a Huge Inequality in Her Sport . 9 August 2016 . 13 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160812121835/http://www.attn.com/stories/10558/naomy-grand-pierre-and-history-of-black-swimming . 12 August 2016 . live . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Naomy GRAND-PIERRE Results FINA Official. 2021-09-29. FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. en.
  8. Web site: Swimming GRAND PIERRE Emilie Faith - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 2021-09-29. olympics.com. en-us.