Onan Orlando Thom

Onan Orlando Thom
Personal information
Full name Onan Orlando Thom
National team  Guyana
Born (1984-04-11) 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

  1. "Onan Orlando Thom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. 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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