13 Facts About Markus Thormeyer

Markus Thormeyer was born on August 25,1997 and is a Canadian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle and backstroke.

Originally from Delta, Thormeyer moved in 2015 to Vancouver, British Columbia after graduating high school to train with the High Performance Centre-Vancouver.

Markus Thormeyer began swimming at the age of 10 for the Markham Aquatic Club in Markham, Ontario but moved across the country to Delta, British Columbia shortly after he started.

Markus Thormeyer continued to swim competitively under the Winskill Dolphins Swim Club through to his high school graduation.

Markus Thormeyer represented Canada multiple times on the junior international stage, being the youngest male on Canada's team at the 2013 World Junior Swimming Championships and winning five bronze medals at the 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

Markus Thormeyer was a part of the University of British Columbia varsity swim team.

Markus Thormeyer was named to the Canada's 2017 Summer Universiade team and competed at the games that summer in TaiPei City, Taiwan.

In September 2017, Markus Thormeyer was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.

Markus Thormeyer won a bronze medal in the 100 metre backstroke event.

Markus Thormeyer was out of the pool for four months in the spring and early summer of 2020.

In June 2021, Markus Thormeyer was named to Canada's Olympic team.

Markus Thormeyer placed nineteenth in the heats of the 100 m backstroke and did not advance, but made it to the semi-finals of the 200 m backstroke, placing sixteenth in both the heats and the semi-finals.

Notably, Markus Thormeyer was part of Canada's team in the freestyle relay, who unexpectedly finished in fourth place despite not having been favoured to make the event final.