Adam Carter Sioui (born May 10, 1982) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada in international events. He was a butterfly and freestyle specialist and was the Canadian national record-holder in the 200-metre butterfly.
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Full name | Adam Carter Sioui | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Trenton, Ontario | May 10, 1982||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Calgary University of Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early years
editSioui was born in Trenton, Ontario, Canada.
U.S. college career
editSioui attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2002 to 2005. During his four-year college career, he received nineteen All-American honours and was the NCAA national champion in the 200-yard freestyle in 2002.
International career
editAt 2007 Canadian National Championships, he won gold in the 100-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly and 200-metre butterfly. He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly and his Canadian team finished fifth in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.[1] He received a National Aboriginal Achievement Award, now known as the Indspire Awards in 2009.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adam Sioui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ Indspire.ca, Laureate, Adam Sioui, [1]. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
External links
edit- Adam Sioui at World Aquatics
- Adam Sioui at Swimrankings.net
- Adam Sioui at Olympedia
- Adam Sioui at Team Canada
- Adam Sioui at Olympics.com
- Adam Sioui at Olympic.org (archived)
- Adam Sioui at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)