Kierra Smith

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 finished 4th in the 200m breaststroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Kierra Smith
Personal information
National teamCanada
Born (1994-02-01) February 1, 1994
Vancouver, British Columbia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubEnergy Standard
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Canada
World Championships (LC)
2019 Gwangju4×100 m medley
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto 200 m breaststroke
2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m medley
2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley
2018 Gold Coast 100 m breaststroke

Career

2016 season

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

2017 season

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

International Swimming League

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]

References
  1. COC Profile
  2. "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. "Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. "Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  5. "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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