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Kira Toussaint
Personal information
National team Netherlands
Born (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30)
Amstelveen, Netherlands[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
College teamTennessee Volunteers
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m mixed freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 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
Silver medal – second place 2017 Copenhagen 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow 4×50 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Glasgow 200 m backstroke

Kira Toussaint (born 22 May 1994) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke.[2]

In the semifinals of the 2012 European Short Course Championships in Chartres, France, she broke the Dutch record in the 100 meter backstroke (short course) with a time of 57.16 s.[3] She finished 4th in the final.

Toussaint qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter backstroke.[4] Her time of 1:00.25 exactly matched the Olympic Qualifying Time.[5] She finished 18th in the heats and did not advance to the semifinals.

International Swimming League

In 2019 she was member[6] of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron. She finished second in both the 50 and the 100 backstroke in London. In 2020 International Swimming League she represented London Roar.

Personal life

Toussaint is the daughter of Jolanda de Rover,[2] the Olympic gold medalist in the 200 meter backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Personal bests

Short course[7]
Event Time Date Location
50 m backstroke 25.60 WR 2020-11-14 Budapest, Hungary
2020-12-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands
100 m backstroke 55.17 NR 2019-12-04 Glasgow, United Kingdom
200 m backstroke 2:02.60 2020-10-30 Budapest, Hungary
Long course[7]
Event Time Date Location
50 m backstroke 27.49 NR 2019-10-11 Rotterdam, Netherlands
100 m backstroke 58.91 NR 2020-12-06 Rotterdam, Netherlands
200 m backstroke 2:11.79 2019-10-13 Berlin, Germany

References

  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 "Kira Toussaint". Tennessee Volunteers – Swimming & Diving. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke Semifinal Results". Omega Timing. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ Race, Loretta (12 July 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster". Swimswam. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ^ Anderson, Jared (7 April 2016). "Toussaint Hits 'A' Cut Dead-On To Join Dutch Olympic Qualifiers On Day 2". Swimswam. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Dutch Record Holder Kira Toussaint Will Join Iron for European Derby". SwimSwam. 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  7. ^ a b "TOUSSAINT, Kira". swimrankings.net. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
Records
Preceded by Women's 50 metre backstroke
world record holder (short course)
14 November 2020 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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