Adam Carter Sioui (born May 10, 1982) is a former competition
swimmer
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who represented Canada in international events. He was a butterfly and freestyle specialist and was the Canadian national record-holder in the 200-metre butterfly.
Early years
Sioui was born in
Trenton, Ontario
Trenton (2001 population 16,770) is a large unincorporated community in Central Ontario in the municipality of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada. Located on the Bay of Quinte, it is the starting point for the Trent-Severn Waterway, which continues n ...
, Canada.
U.S. college career
Sioui attended the
University of Florida
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in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach
Gregg Troy
Gregg Troy (born December 19, 1950) is an American professional and Olympic swimming coach. As of April 2021, he is the head coach for the Cali Condors, which is part of the International Swimming League. Until 2018, he was the head coach of the ...
's
Florida Gators swimming and diving
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team in
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) competition from 2002 to 2005. During his four-year college career, he received nineteen
All-American honours and was the NCAA national champion in the 200-yard freestyle in 2002.
International career
At 2007 Canadian National Championships, he won gold in the 100-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly and 200-metre butterfly. He competed in the
2008 Summer Olympics in 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly and his Canadian team finished fifth in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.
He received a National Aboriginal Achievement Award, now known as the
Indspire Awards
The Indspire Awards, until 2012 the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, are annual awards presented by Indspire in Canada. The awards are intended to celebrate and encourage excellence in the Aboriginal community.
About
The awards were fir ...
in 2009.
[Indspire.ca, Laureate, Adam Sioui]
Retrieved October 13, 2016.
See also
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List of University of Florida alumni
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List of University of Florida Olympians
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1982 births
Living people
Canadian male butterfly swimmers
Canadian male freestyle swimmers
Canadian people of Algerian descent
Florida Gators men's swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Canada
People from Quinte West
Aquatic sportspeople from Ontario
Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
Indspire Awards
First Nations sportspeople
Pan American Games medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games