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Kira Toussaint

Kira Toussaint
Toussaint (right) in 2017
Personal information
National teamNetherlands
Born (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30)
Amstelveen, Netherlands[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Weight72 kg (159 lb) [2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
College teamFlorida Gulf Coast Eagles
Tennessee Volunteers
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 4x50 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow] 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kazan 4x50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow 4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Copenhagen 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Glasgow 200 m backstroke

Kira Marije Toussaint (born 22 May 1994) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specialises in backstroke.[3] She is the former world record holder in the short course 50 metre backstroke[4] and the Dutch record holder in the long course 50 metre backstroke and 100 metre backstroke, and the short course 50 metre, 100 metre, and 200 metre backstroke. She also holds the European record in the long course and short course 50 metre backstroke. At the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup, Toussaint placed second overall for a competitor of any gender in terms of total points scored and earned 11 gold medals.[5][6]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kira Toussaint". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ a b "ESPN" Profile. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kira Toussaint". Tennessee Volunteers – Swimming & Diving. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Toussaint breaks 50m backstroke world record as London Roar and Energy Standard dominate first ISL semi-final". Inside The Game. November 14, 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. ^ "THE SWIMMERS WITH THE MOST MEDALS AT THE 2021 FINA WORLD CUP". SwimSwam. November 1, 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. ^ "arena renews contract of Dutch backstroke champion Kira Toussaint". arena. February 10, 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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