Tom Ponting

Swimmer, Olympic athlete

1965 –

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Who is Tom Ponting?

Thomas "Tom" Harold Ponting is a former international butterfly swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. At every occasion he won a medal with the Men's 4×100 m medley relay team: two silver and one bronze.

At the Canadian Interuniversity Swimming Championships in 1989 Ponting broke the World and Canadian Records in 100m Butterfly/Papillon, with a time of 52.62. This record still stands as CIS record.

Ponting is the only swimmer in Canadian history to win three Olympic medals in three different Olympic Games.

World Record Short Course:

4×100 m medley relay 4×100 m medley relay

100 m butterfly - 52.62

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Born
Jan 28, 1965
Canada
Also known as
  • Thomas Ponting
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Lived in
  • Montreal

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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