Laura Pomeroy

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Laura Pomeroy
Personal information
Full nameLaura Pomeroy
NationalityCanadian
Born (1983-12-19) December 19, 1983 (age 39)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight157 lb (71 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes freestyle
ClubToronto Swim Club [1]
College team Southern Methodist University [2]
CoachByron McDonald and Linda Keifer [1]

Laura Pomeroy (born 19 December 1983) is a Canadian swimmer.

Career

Pomeroy represented Canada at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where she won bronze in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay alongside Laura Nicholls, Marianne Limpert and Jessica Deglau in 3:45.33. [3] In other results, Pomeroy finished 5th in the 50 m freestyle in 25.99 [4] and 12th in the 100 m freestyle in 57.48. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile of Laura Pomeroy". Swimming Canada . Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. "Profile of Laura Pomeroy". SMU Mustangs . Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. "Results of the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games". Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. "Results of the women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 Commonwealth Games". Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. "Results of the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 2002 Commonwealth Games". Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. 31 July 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2014.