Laura Nicholls (swimmer)

Laura Nicholls
Personal information
Full nameLaura Nicholls
National team Canada
Born (1978-09-25) September 25, 1978
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubRegion of Waterloo
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Canada
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place1997 Fukuoka4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Sydney4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Sydney4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2002 Yokohama4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala Lumpur4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala Lumpur4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2002 Manchester[1]4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1999 Winnipeg100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1999 Winnipeg4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1999 Winnipeg4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Winnipeg4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1999 Winnipeg50 m freestyle

Laura Nicholls (born September 25, 1978) is a Canadian former competition swimmer who won ten international medals in freestyle events, including the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games. Nicholls represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 29th position in the 50-metre freestyle. Four years later in Sydney, Australia, she reached the final with the Canadian relay teams, finishing seventh in the 4x100-metre freestyle, and sixth in the 4x100-metre medley. Laura Nicholls is currently a coach with the Guelph Marlins Aquatic Club in Guelph.

References

  1. ↑ "BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-08-29.


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