{{Short description|Canadian swimmer (born 1994)}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Kierra Smith | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | national_team = Canada | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|2|1}} | birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.50 m | weight = 57 kg | strokes = Breaststroke | club = Energy Standard | coach = | collegeteam = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's swimming}} {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Gwangju|4×100 m medley}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold|2015 Toronto | 200 m breaststroke}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara | 4×100 m medley}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Toronto | 4×100 m medley}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Gold Coast | 4×100 m medley}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Gold Coast | 100 m breaststroke}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior Pan Pacific Championships}} {{MedalGold|2012 Honolulu|100 m breaststroke}} {{MedalGold|2012 Honolulu|200 m breaststroke}} {{MedalSilver|2012 Honolulu|4×100 m medley}} }}
'''Kierra Smith''' (born February 1, 1994) is a Canadian breaststroke swimmer.<ref>[http://olympic.ca/team-canada/kierra-smith/ COC Profile]</ref> She won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2015 Pan American Games and a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
==Career== ===2016 season=== In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.swimming.ca/en/news/2016/04/10/swimming-canada-team-nominated-rio-2016-2/ |title=Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016 |date=10 April 2016 |website=Swimming Canada |accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>
===2017 season=== In September 2017, Smith was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://swimming.ca/en/news/2017/09/26/swimming-canada-nominates-26-athletes-canadas-2018-commonwealth-games-team/ |title=Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team |date=26 September 2017 |website=www.swimming.ca/ |publisher=Swimming Canada |access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/oleksiak-masse-canada-commonwealth-games-1.4307648 |title=Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games |date=26 September 2017 |website=www.cbc.ca/ |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) |access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref>
=== International Swimming League === In the Autumn of 2019 she was member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the Energy Standard International Swim Club, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://isl.global/club-rosters/ |title=Club Rosters – International Swimming League |language=en-US |access-date=2020-04-17 |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022045209/https://isl.global/club-rosters/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===2020 season=== In June 2021, Smith was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kierra SMITH|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/kierra-smith|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Olympics.com}}</ref> (which took place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)
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==External links== * {{World Aquatics}} * {{International Swimming League}} * {{Swimrankings}} * {{Swimming Canada|kierra-smith}} * {{Team Canada}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{CGF|62992|archive=20211126133034}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Kierra}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian female breaststroke swimmers Category:Swimmers from Vancouver Category:Sportswomen from British Columbia Category:Sportspeople from Kelowna Category:Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada in swimming Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in swimming Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic swimmers for Canada Category:Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen Category:Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games