Onan Thom
Guyanese swimmer
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Onan Orlando Thom (born April 11, 1984) is a Guyanese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Thom qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 54.14.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including three-time Olympian Aleksandr Agafonov of Uzbekistan. He earned a sixth spot in 55.24, more than a second off his entry time. Thom failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-ninth overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Onan Orlando Thom | ||||||||
| National team |  Guyana | ||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1984 Linden, Guyana | ||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
Individual
Long course
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Guyana | |||||
| 2003 | World Championships |  Barcelona, Spain |
88th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.84 |
| 107th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 55.44 | |||
| 54th (h) | 50 m backstroke | 28.80 | |||
| 66th (h) | 100 m backstroke | 1:03.91 | |||
| 70th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.26 | |||
| 73rd (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.51 | |||
| Pan American Games |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
28th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.83 | |
| 31st (h) | 100 m freestyle | 54.14 | |||
| 20th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.78 | |||
