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{{short description|Canadian swimmer}}
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| name = Kierra Smith
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| national_team = Canada
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|2|1}}
| birth_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
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| height = 1.50 m
| weight = 57 kg
| strokes = [[Breaststroke]]
| club = Energy Standard
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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | Canada}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2019 World Aquatics Championships|2019 Gwangju]]|[[Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]] | [[Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games|200 m breaststroke]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]] | [[Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games|200 m breaststroke]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | [[Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | [[Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]] | [[Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]] | [[Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
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{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|4×100 m medley]]}}
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'''Kierra Smith''' (born February 1, 1994 in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]) is a Canadian [[breaststroke]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>[http://olympic.ca/team-canada/kierra-smith/ COC Profile]</ref> She won a gold medal in the [[Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|200 m breaststroke]] at the [[2015 Pan American Games]] and finished 4th in the 200 m breaststroke at the [[Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|2014 Commonwealth Games]].
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|100 m breaststroke]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Junior Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2012 Honolulu]]|100 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalGold|2012 Honolulu|200 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Honolulu|4×100 m medley}}
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'''Kierra Smith''' (born February 1, 1994) is a Canadian [[breaststroke]] [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]].<ref>[http://olympic.ca/team-canada/kierra-smith/ COC Profile]</ref> She won a gold medal in the [[Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|200 m breaststroke]] at the [[2015 Pan American Games]] and a silver medal in the [[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|200m breaststroke]] at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]].
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In 2016, she was officially named to [[Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Swimming|Canada's Olympic team]] for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swimming.ca/en/news/2016/04/10/swimming-canada-team-nominated-rio-2016-2/ |title=Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016|date=10 April 2016|website=Swimming Canada|publisher=Swimming Canada|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
===2016 season===
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In 2016, she was officially named to [[Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Swimming|Canada's Olympic team]] for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.swimming.ca/en/news/2016/04/10/swimming-canada-team-nominated-rio-2016-2/ |title=Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016 |date=10 April 2016 |website=Swimming Canada |accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>

===2017 season===
In September 2017, Smith was named to [[Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Canada's]] [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://swimming.ca/en/news/2017/09/26/swimming-canada-nominates-26-athletes-canadas-2018-commonwealth-games-team/ |title=Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team |date=26 September 2017 |website=www.swimming.ca/ |publisher=[[Swimming Canada]] |access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/oleksiak-masse-canada-commonwealth-games-1.4307648 |title=Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games |date=26 September 2017 |website=www.cbc.ca/ |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC) |access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref>

=== International Swimming League ===
In the Autumn of 2019 she was member of the inaugural [[International Swimming League]] swimming for the [[Energy Standard International Swim Club]], who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://isl.global/club-rosters/ |title=Club Rosters – International Swimming League |language=en-US |access-date=2020-04-17 |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022045209/https://isl.global/club-rosters/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2020 season===
In June 2021, Smith was officially named to [[Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Canada's Olympic team]] for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kierra SMITH|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/kierra-smith|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Olympics.com}}</ref> (taking place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Swimming Canada profile|kierra-smith}}
* [https://www.swimming.ca/en/swimmer/kierra-smith/ Biography] at swimming.ca
* {{World Aquatics}}
* {{International Swimming League}}
* {{Team Canada}}
* {{Olympics.com|org_archive=20210129115400}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{CGF|62992|archive=20211126133034}}
* {{Official website|https://kierrasmith.com/}}


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Latest revision as of 06:00, 13 December 2023

Kierra Smith
Personal information
National teamCanada
Born (1994-02-01) February 1, 1994 (age 30)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubEnergy Standard
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Canada
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 100 m breaststroke
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Honolulu 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2012 Honolulu 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2012 Honolulu 4×100 m medley

Kierra Smith (born February 1, 1994) is a Canadian breaststroke swimmer.[1] She won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2015 Pan American Games and a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Career[edit]

2016 season[edit]

In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

2017 season[edit]

In September 2017, Smith was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[3][4]

International Swimming League[edit]

In the Autumn of 2019 she was member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the Energy Standard International Swim Club, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December.[5]

2020 season[edit]

In June 2021, Smith was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics[6] (taking place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)

References[edit]

  1. ^ COC Profile
  2. ^ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Kierra SMITH". Olympics.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

External links[edit]

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