Kira Toussaint

Kira Marije Toussaint (born 22 May 1994) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke.[2] She is the world record holder in the short course 50 metre backstroke and the Dutch record holder in the long course 50 metre backstroke and 100 metre backstroke, and the short course 50 metre, 100 metre, and 200 metre backstroke. She also holds the European record in the long course and short course 50 metre backstroke. At the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup, Toussaint placed second overall for a competitor of any gender in terms of total points scored and earned 11 gold medals.

Kira Toussaint
Ali DeLoof (left), Kira Toussaint (right) at 29th Summer Universiade 2017, Chinese Taipei
Personal information
National team Netherlands
Born (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994
Amstelveen, Netherlands[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
College teamTennessee Volunteers
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships (LC)
2020 Budapest50 m backstroke
2018 Glasgow4×100 m freestyle
2018 Glasgow4×100 m mixed freestyle
2020 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
2020 Budapest4×100 m mixed medley
European Championships (SC)
2017 Copenhagen4×50 m freestyle
2017 Copenhagen4×50 m mixed medley
2019 Glasgow50 m backstroke
2019 Glasgow100 m backstroke
2019 Glasgow4×50 m freestyle
2021 Kazan50 m backstroke
2021 Kazan100 m backstroke
2021 Kazan200 m backstroke
2021 Kazan4x50 m mixed medley
2017 Copenhagen100 m backstroke
2019 Glasgow4×50 m mixed medley
2021 Kazan4x50 m freestyle medley
2019 Glasgow200 m backstroke

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.[3] She finished 4th in the final.

2016 Summer Olympics
See also: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Toussaint qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter backstroke.[4] Her time of 1:00.25 exactly matched the Olympic Qualifying Time.[5] She finished 18th in the heats and did not advance to the semifinals.

International Swimming League

In 2019 she was member[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

Personal life

Toussaint is the daughter of Jolanda de Rover,[2] the Olympic gold medalist in the 200 meter backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Personal bests
Short course[10]
Event Time Date Location
50 m backstroke 25.60 WR 2020-11-14 Budapest, Hungary
2020-12-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands
100 m backstroke 55.17 NR 2019-12-04 Glasgow, United Kingdom
200 m backstroke 2:01.26NR 2020-11-04 Kazan, Russia
Long course[10]
Event Time Date Location
50 m backstroke 27.10 NR 2021-04-10 Eindhoven, Netherlands
100 m backstroke 58.65 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)[9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kira Toussaint". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Kira Toussaint". Tennessee Volunteers – Swimming & Diving. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. "Women's 100m Backstroke Semifinal Results". Omega Timing. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. Race, Loretta (12 July 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster". Swimswam. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. Anderson, Jared (7 April 2016). "Toussaint Hits 'A' Cut Dead-On To Join Dutch Olympic Qualifiers On Day 2". Swimswam. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. "Dutch Record Holder Kira Toussaint Will Join Iron for European Derby". SwimSwam. 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  7. Takata, Daniel (1 November 2021). "The Swimmers With The Most Medals At The 2021 FINA World Cup". SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. Dornan, Ben (31 October 2021). "McKeon, Sates, Toussaint, Shields Earn Over $100K From FINA 2021 World Cup". SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. "Swimming World Cup: Top 10 Moments". FINA. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  10. "Kira Toussaint Personal Records". swimrankings.net. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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