Naomy Grand'Pierre

Naomy Grand'Pierre
Personal information
Nationality Haitian-American
Born (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997
Montreal, Canada
Sport
Sport Swimming

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. She did not advance to the semifinals.[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 student at the University of Chicago and a member of the USA Swimming Diversity and Inclusion Committee.[2][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Naomy Grand Pierre". Rio 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Naomy Grand'Pierre, U. of C. swimmer, makes Olympics history". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Olympian Naomy Grand'Pierre: Looking to Rio and Beyond". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Swimmer chases Olympic dreams". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "This Olympian's Heartbreaking Story Reveals a Huge Inequality in Her Sport". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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