Onan Orlando Thom
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Onan Orlando Thom |
| National team |
 Guyana |
| Born |
11 April 1984 Linden, Guyana |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Onan Orlando Thom (born April 11, 1984) is a Guyanese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Thom qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 54.14.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including three-time Olympian Aleksandr Agafonov of Uzbekistan. He earned a sixth spot in 55.24, more than a second off his entry time. Thom failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-ninth overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Onan Orlando Thom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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