Sydney Pickrem
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| Nationality | Canadian & American[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 21, 1997 Oldsmar, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 lb (54 kg; 8.6 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual Medley, Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.N. St-Jérôme | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Texas A&M University | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sydney Pickrem (born in May 21, 1997) in Oldsmar, Florida, is a Canadian swimmer.[2][3]
Career
Sydney Pickrem made her first senior national team in 2014, winning bronze medals in the 200-m and 400-m individual medley at Canadian Swimming Trials to earn spots at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
Pickrem, who specializes in the backstroke and individual medley, was selected to the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. In 2013 she represented Canada at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in January where she won four medals: gold in the 200-m backstroke and 200-m IM, and silver in the 400-m IM and 200-m breaststroke. At the 4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai, Pickrem won a bronze in the 200-m IM.[4]
In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]
References
- ↑ Texas A&M University Athletics. "Women's swimming and diving". Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ http://swimswam.com/video-sydney-pickrem-makes-first-world-championships-team
- ↑ http://torontoobserver.ca/2015/04/03/personal-best-propels-sydney-pickrem-on-to-team-canada
- ↑ http://www.collegeswimming.com/swimmer/152071
- ↑ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.