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Kira Toussaint

b. 1994

Dutch swimmer

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About Kira Toussaint

Born 1994. Kira Toussaint is a Dutch swimmer.

Career 2012 European Short Course Championships In the semifinals of the 2012 European Short Course Championships in Chartres, France, she broke the Dutch record in the 100 meter backstroke (short course) with a time of 57.16 s. She finished 4th in the final.

2016 Summer Olympics

Toussaint qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter backstroke. Her time of 1:00.25 exactly matched the Olympic Qualifying Time. She finished 18th in the heats and did not advance to the semifinals.

2018–2020 In December 2019, Toussaint was found innocent and that no anti-doping rule violation had occurred following an investigation by FINA of one of her doping test sample results from 2 November 2018. FINA had earlier dropped its accusations against Toussaint in March 2019.

International Swimming League In 2019 she was member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron. She finished second in both the 50 and the 100 backstroke in London. In 2020 International Swimming League she represented London Roar.

2021 Swimming World Cup Toussaint competed in the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup, where she earned a total of 11 medals, all of which were gold medals. Her performances across all four stops of the World Cup circuit were dominant enough for her to place second overall in terms of total points scored by a competitor, male or female, for all four stops, a total of 227.4 points, and she earned $103,500 of prize money. FINA ranked the accomplishment of Toussaint winning a gold medal in every backstroke event she raced in the month-long World Cup competition as their number six moment from the competition.

Personal life Toussaint is the daughter of Jolanda de Rover, Event Time Date Location

2020-11-14 Budapest, Hungary 2020-12-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands 100 m backstroke

2019-12-04 Glasgow, United Kingdom 200 m backstroke

2021-11-04 Kazan, Russia

Long course Event Time Date Location 50 m backstroke 27.10 NR 2021-04-10 Eindhoven, Netherlands 100 m backstroke 58.65 Former NR 2021-04-11 Eindhoven, Netherlands 200 m backstroke 2:10.02 2021-04-09 Eindhoven, Netherlands

Awards and honours FINA, Top 10 Moments: 2021 Swimming World Cup (#6)

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University of Tennessee
Also known as
Kira Marije Toussaint

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kira Toussaint?

Dutch swimmer

When was Kira Toussaint born?

Kira Toussaint was born on 22 May 1994 in Amstelveen.

What is Kira Toussaint's occupation?

Kira Toussaint is a swimmer.

What nationality is Kira Toussaint?

Kira Toussaint is Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kira Toussaint

· Wikidata: Q4409733

· DBpedia: Kira Toussaint

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