Onan Thom

Onan Orlando Thom
Personal information
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
Islamic Solidarity Games

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]

Major results

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

References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Onan Orlando Thom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
"Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
"Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Onan Orlando Thom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

[2] "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

[3] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[4] Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.