Tom Ponting

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Tom Ponting
Personal information
Full nameThomas Harold Ponting
Nickname
"Tom"
National teamCanada
Born (1965-01-28) January 28, 1965 (age 60)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
College teamUniversity of Calgary
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Los Angeles4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1988 Seoul4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1992 Barcelona4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place1987 Brisbane200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1985 Tokyo200 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1986 Edinburgh4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place1990 Auckland4×100 m medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1983 Caracas4x100 m medley
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1983 Edmonton100 m butterfly

Thomas Harold Ponting (born January 28, 1965) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who specialized in the butterfly stroke. Ponting competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Canada starting with the 1984 Summer Olympic Games 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 Sport (CIS) swimming championships in 1989, Ponting broke the world and Canadian records in the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 52.62 seconds,[1] which still stands[when?] as the CIS record. According to the Team Canada Web site in 2025, Ponting is one of only two swimmers in Canadian history to win three Olympic medals in three different Olympic Games (1992, 1988 and 1984).[1]

World Record Short Course:

  • 4 × 100 m medley relay (1991)
  • 4 × 100 m medley relay (1992)
  • 100 m butterfly - 52.62 (1989)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tom Ponting". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2025-05-23.