Laura Nicholls (swimmer)

Laura Nicholls
Personal information
Full name Laura Nicholls
National team  Canada
Born (1978-09-25) September 25, 1978
Kitchener, Ontario
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Region of Waterloo

Laura Nicholls (born September 25, 1978) is a Canadian former competition swimmer who won ten international medals in freestyle events, including the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games. Nicholls represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 29th position in the 50-metre freestyle. Four years later in Sydney, Australia, she reached the final with the Canadian relay teams, finishing seventh in the 4x100-metre freestyle, and sixth in the 4x100-metre medley. Laura Nicholls is currently a coach with the Guelph Marlins Aquatic Club in Guelph.

References

  1. "BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  • Canadian Olympic Committee
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Laura Nicholls". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.


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