Kierra Smith

Kierra Smith
Personal information
National teamCanada
Born (1994-02-01) February 1, 1994 (age 30)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubEnergy Standard
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Canada
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 100 m breaststroke
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Honolulu 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2012 Honolulu 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2012 Honolulu 4×100 m medley

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

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2016 season

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In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

2017 season

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In September 2017, Smith was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[3][4]

International Swimming League

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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

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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

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  1. ^ COC Profile
  2. ^ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Kierra SMITH". Olympics.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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