Nick Thoman

Nicholas Brewer Thoman (born March 6, 1986) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in the backstroke and is an Olympic gold medalist. He has won two world championships as a member of winning United States medley relay teams at the FINA World Aquatics Championships. From 2009 to 2015 he held the world record in the 100-meter backstroke (short course). 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. He was a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, and won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Nick Thoman
Thoman in 2010
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Brewer Thoman
Nickname(s)"Nick"
National team United States
Born (1986-03-06) March 6, 1986
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSwimMAC Carolina and Cincinnati Aquatic Club
College teamUniversity of Arizona
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Irvine 50 m backstroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok 200 m backstroke

On December 6, 2013, at the U.S. national championships in Knoxville Tennessee, Thoman set three American records in one evening. He broke the American record in the 50-yard backstroke (20.69), was part of an American record-breaking 200-yard medley relay (with E. Knight, T. Phillips and C. Jones, 1:23.02) and shattered the American record in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 44.07.[2]

Career

Thoman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.[3] He swam for Cincinnati Aquatic Club under head coach Benson Spurling from age 8 through high school. He attended Mariemont High School in the suburbs of Cincinnati and was coached by Kevin Maness. At the 2009 Duel in the Pool, a short course meet, Thoman combined with Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, and Nathan Adrian in 4×100-meter medley relay to break the world record previously held by Canada. While leading off the relay, Thoman also broke the world record in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 48.94.[4][5]

At the 2010 National Championships, Thoman qualified to swim at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in the 50, 100 and 200-meter backstroke. In the 100-meter backstroke final at the 2010 National Championships, Thoman was out first at the first 50 with a time of 25.80. However, he faded to third place with a time of 53.78, finishing behind David Plummer and Aaron Peirsol.[6] In the 200-meter backstroke final, Thoman finished in 5th place with a time of 1:57.7.[7] At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Thoman won bronze in the 50-meter backstroke.[8]

At the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, Thoman won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Mihail Alexandrov, Ryan Lochte, and Garrett Weber-Gale.[9] Thoman also competed in the 50 and 100-meter backstroke in Dubai but finished out of medal contention in both events.

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, Thoman placed fourth in the final of the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 53.01. In the 4×100-meter medley relay with Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, and Nathan Adrian, Thoman won gold with a time of 3:32.06. Swimming the backstroke leg, Thoman had a time of 53.61.

2012 Summer Olympics
See also: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the U.S. qualifying meet for the Olympics, Thoman made the U.S. Olympic team for the first time by finishing second in the 100-meter backstroke in a time of 52.86. Thoman also placed third in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:57.06, missing a spot in that event.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thoman won his inaugural Olympic medal, a silver, in the 100-meter backstroke. In the final, Thoman placed second behind fellow American Matt Grevers with a time of 52.92. He also earned a gold medal swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminaries of the 4×100-meter medley relay.

Personal bests
As of December 18, 2010.
Event Time Venue Date Note(s)
50 m backstroke (long course) 25.02 Irvine August 19, 2010
100 m backstroke (long course) 52.51 Federal Way August 7, 2009
200 m backstroke (long course) 1:54.59 Federal Way August 5, 2009
50 m backstroke (short course) 23.28 Dubai December 18, 2010
100 m backstroke (short course) 48.94 Manchester December 18, 2009 Former WR
200 m backstroke (short course) 1:50.05 Manchester December 18, 2009

Key: WR = World record

See also

References
  1. "Nick Thoman". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nick Thoman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  4. "British Gas Duel in the Pool – 4×100 m medley relay (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  5. Lord, Craig (December 19, 2009). "Five more world records fall as bodysuit ban looms". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  6. "2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships – 100 m backstroke results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  7. "2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships – 200 m backstroke results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  8. "2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – 50 m backstroke results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  9. "2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
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