Nick Thoman

Who is Nick Thoman?

Nicholas Thoman is an American 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. He currently holds the world record in the 100-meter backstroke. Thoman has won a total of eight medals in major international competition, three gold, two silver, and three bronze spanning the Olympics, World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships and Summer Universiade. He was a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, and won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. On December 6, 2013, at USA Swimming Nationals in Knoxville Tennessee, Thoman set three American records in one evening. He broke the American Record in the 50 yard backstroke, was part of an American Record breaking 200 Medley Relay and shattered the American Record in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 44.07. http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/3c2e5a9e-3a19-4c45-8c4f-65bf6e3dc912/winter%20national%20results.pdf