Tessa Solomon Explained

Tessa Solomon
Birth Date:12 January 1979
Occupation:Swimming
Birth Place:Willemstad, Curaçao

Tessa Solomon (born January 12, 1979, in Willemstad, Curaçao) is a retired Curaçao swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. She is a member of the Florida Atlantic Owls swimming and diving team under head coach Steve Eckelkamp, and also, a business graduate at the Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.[1] [2]

Solomon competed for the Netherlands Antilles in the 100 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:04.94 from the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[3] Swimming in heat two, Solomon decided to scratch out from the race, and then withdrew from the Games for personal and health reasons.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Four athletes honored. Florida Atlantic Owls. 19 June 2001. 17 June 2013.
  2. News: Szultsteyn. Andrea. Owls To Host Nic Swim Meet. Sun-Sentinel. 22 February 2000. 17 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 14 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 2. PDF. Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. 287. 26 April 2013.
  5. News: Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM. https://archive.today/20130616043443/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html. usurped. June 16, 2013. Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. 28 May 2013.