Personal information | |
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National team | Canada |
Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | February 1, 1994
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Breaststroke |
Club | Energy Standard |
Kierra Smith (born February 1, 1994) is a Canadian breaststroke swimmer.[1] She won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2015 Pan American Games and a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Career
2016 season
In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
2017 season
In September 2017, Smith was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[3][4]
International Swimming League
In the Autumn of 2019 she was member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the Energy Standard International Swim Club, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December.[5]
2020 season
In June 2021, Smith was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics[6] (taking place in 2021 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic)
References
- ^ COC Profile
- ^ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ "Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Kierra SMITH". Olympics.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
External links
- Kierra Smith at Swimming Canada
- Kierra Smith at FINA
- Kierra Smith at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Kierra Smith at Olympics.com
- Kierra Smith at Olympedia
- Kierra Smith at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kierra Smith at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Official website