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| Noemie
THOMAS |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Canada
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 04 Feb 1996
in Richmond, CAN |
| Height | 1.63 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She competed in both swimming and ballet as a child. She eventually chose to focus on swimming as she thought she had more potential in the sport. "After watching swimming at the 2004 Olympic Games, I began thinking that I really wanted to do that. I kind of reached a point where I had to make a decision between pursuing swimming or ballet full-time to achieve the goals I wanted to, and I ultimately chose swimming. It worked out well." |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was named the 2013 Female Junior Swimmer of the Year by Swimming Canada. (olympic.ca, 03 Jun 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, French |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Attitude is everything. Never limit yourself to what others have accomplished. You are your own person and you can do anything you set your mind to." (richmondreview.com, 24 Feb 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She learned to swim with her grandmother at age five and began swimming competitively at age seven. |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Psychology - University of California, Berkeley: United States |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She suffered an ankle injury in 2014 that disrupted her training. (olympic.ca, 03 Jun 2016) |
Nicknames |
Nono, Ting (olympic.ca, 03 Jun 2016) |
Other information |
BALLET TO SWIMMING
She was a competitive ballerina for 10 years and believes her ballet experience benefitted her swimming. "I definitely think that ballet helped with swimming because of all the jumping. That has helped me in the long run, being able to use a lot of power in my legs to keep myself moving. Part of it was finding a rhythm, too. [In] ballet you need a lot of rhythm and internal ability to keep that rhythm going. I had that ability to keep that going [in swimming]." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 08 Feb 2018; calbears.com, 22 Sep 2017)
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2021 she began studying for a master's degree in business administration at UBC Sauder School of Business in Vancouver, BC, Canada. (LinkedIn profile, 17 Jan 2022) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 08 Feb 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Vancouver, BC, CAN |
Occupation |
Student |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Butterfly |
58.27 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Butterfly |
26.37 |
| 8 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Butterfly |
58.22 |
| 6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Butterfly |
26.88 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Butterfly |
58.13 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Butterfly |
2:09.59 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Butterfly |
56.92 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Butterfly |
25.60 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:57.49 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:40.79 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
8:04.46 |
Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2015 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
100m Butterfly |
58.00 |
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