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Naomy Grand’Pierre Swims in Three Events at FINA World Championships

Naomy Grand’Pierre Swims in Three Events at FINA World Championships

From University of Chicago Athletics

University of Chicago's Naomy Grand'Pierre swam in three events this week representing Haiti at the Fina World Swimming Championships (25m).

A sophomore on the UChicago women's swimming and diving team, Grand'Pierre traveled to Canada for the short course (25-meter) world championships. The six-day competition features 46 events and nearly 1,000 swimmers from 172 countries.

Grand'Pierre competed in three races on consecutive days. On Tuesday, she participated in the 50-meter breaststroke prelims and posted a time of 34.22, finishing 47th of 64 racers.

She went on to put up personal-best times in her next two events. In Wednesday's 100-meter freestyle prelim, Grand'Pierre recorded a time of 58.55 to place 78th out of 127. She concluded on Thursday with the 100-meter IM prelims, where the sophomore took 42nd of 61 with a mark of 1:06.11.