Onan Thom

Onan Orlando Thom
Personal information
Full name	Onan Orlando Thom
National team	Guyana
Born	11 April 1984 (age 40); Linden, Guyana
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record
Islamic Solidarity Games

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]

Major results

Individual

Long course

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Guyana
2003	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	88th (h)	50 m freestyle	24.84
			107th (h)	100 m freestyle	55.44
			54th (h)	50 m backstroke	28.80
			66th (h)	100 m backstroke	1:03.91
			70th (h)	50 m breaststroke	32.26
			73rd (h)	100 m breaststroke	1:10.51
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	28th (h)	50 m freestyle	24.83
			31st (h)	100 m freestyle	54.14
			20th (h)	100 m breaststroke	1:10.78

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Onan Orlando Thom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Onan Orlando Thom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

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