1. Nicholas Brewer Thoman was born on March 6,1986 and is an American competition swimmer who specializes in the backstroke and is an Olympic gold medalist.
14 Facts About Nick Thoman
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Nick Thoman has won two world championships as a member of winning United States medley relay teams at the FINA World Aquatics Championships.
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Nick Thoman has won a total of ten medals in major international competition, four gold, three silver, and three bronze spanning the Olympics, World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships, Pan American Games, and the Summer Universiade.
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Nick Thoman was a member of the 2012 US Olympic team, and won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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On December 6,2013, at the US national championships in Knoxville Tennessee, Nick Thoman set three American records in one evening.
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Nick Thoman broke the American record in the 50-yard backstroke, was part of an American record-breaking 200-yard medley relay and shattered the American record in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 44.07.
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Nick Thoman attended Mariemont High School in the suburbs of Cincinnati and was coached by Kevin Maness.
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At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Nick Thoman won bronze in the 50-meter backstroke.
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Nick Thoman competed in the 50 and 100-meter backstroke in Dubai but finished out of medal contention in both events.
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At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, Nick Thoman placed fourth in the final of the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 53.01.
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Swimming the backstroke leg, Nick Thoman had a time of 53.61.
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At the 2012 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the US qualifying meet for the Olympics, Nick Thoman made the US Olympic team for the first time by finishing second in the 100-meter backstroke in a time of 52.86.
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Nick Thoman placed third in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:57.06, missing a spot in that event.
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Nick Thoman won his inaugural Olympic medal, a silver, in the 100-meter backstroke.