Adam Sioui
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| Full name | Adam Carter Sioui | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 10, 1982 Trenton, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Early years
[edit]Sioui was born in Trenton, Ontario, Canada.
U.S. college career
[edit]Sioui 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
[edit]At 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
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References
[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 (archive)
- Adam Sioui at Team Canada
- Adam Sioui at Olympics.com
- Adam Sioui at Olympic.org (archived)
- Adam Sioui at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Canadian male butterfly swimmers
- Canadian male freestyle swimmers
- Canadian people of Algerian descent
- Florida Gators men's swimmers
- Canadian expatriate swimmers in the United States
- Olympic swimmers for Canada
- People from Quinte West
- Aquatic sportspeople from Ontario
- Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Indspire Awards
- First Nations sportspeople
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen