Kira Toussaint

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Kira Toussaint

| image = Alexandra Margaret DeLoof, Kira Marije Toussaint.jpg

| caption = Toussaint (right) in 2017

| national_team = Netherlands

| strokes = Backstroke, freestyle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|5|22|df=y}}

| collegeteam = Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Tennessee Volunteers

| club =

| birth_place = Amstelveen, Netherlands{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/kira-toussaint-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073833/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/kira-toussaint-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}

| height = {{height|m=1.74|precision=0}} [https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/summer/2020/athletes/_/athlete/56311 "ESPN"] Profile. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

| weight = {{convert|72|kg|abbr=on}}

| coach =

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country|the {{NED}}}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Abu Dhabi|2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Glasgow|Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay}}

}}

Kira Marije Toussaint (born 22 May 1994) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specialises in backstroke.{{cite web |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/kira_toussaint_979661.html |title=Kira Toussaint |publisher=Tennessee Volunteers – Swimming & Diving |access-date=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723180234/http://www.utsports.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/kira_toussaint_979661.html |archive-date=23 July 2016 |url-status=dead }} She is the former world record holder in the short course 50 metre backstroke{{cite web |title=Toussaint breaks 50m backstroke world record as London Roar and Energy Standard dominate first ISL semi-final|url= https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1100772/kira-toussaint-record|website=Inside The Game |date= November 14, 2020|access-date= 16 May 2023 }} 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.{{cite web |title=THE SWIMMERS WITH THE MOST MEDALS AT THE 2021 FINA WORLD CUP|url= https://swimswam.com/the-swimmers-with-the-most-medals-at-the-2021-fina-world-cup/|website=SwimSwam |date= November 1, 2021|access-date= 16 May 2023 }}{{cite web |title=arena renews contract of Dutch backstroke champion Kira Toussaint|url= https://news.arenasport.com/176786-arena-renews-contract-of-dutch-backstroke-champion-kira-toussaint|website=arena |date= February 10, 2022|access-date= 16 May 2023 }}

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.{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Backstroke Semifinal Results |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010C010B01011B01FFFFFFFFFFFF02 |publisher=Omega Timing |date=22 November 2012 |access-date=13 July 2016 }} She finished 4th in the final.

=2016 Summer Olympics=

Toussaint qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter backstroke.{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/kromowidjojo-dekker-verschuren-among-17-strong-dutch-olympic-roster/ |title=Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster |first1=Loretta |last1=Race |date=12 July 2016 |publisher=Swimswam |access-date=13 July 2016 }} Her time of 1:00.25 exactly matched the Olympic Qualifying Time.{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/toussaint-hits-cut-dead-join-dutch-olympic-qualifiers-day-2/ |title=Toussaint Hits 'A' Cut Dead-On To Join Dutch Olympic Qualifiers On Day 2 |first1=Jared |last1=Anderson |date=7 April 2016 |publisher=Swimswam |access-date=13 July 2016 }} She finished 18th in the heats and did not advance to the semifinals.

=2018–2020=

In December 2019, Toussaint was found innocent and that no anti-doping rule violation had occurred following an investigation by FINA of one of her doping test sample results from 2 November 2018.Race, Retta (12 January 2020). [https://swimswam.com/fina-officially-releases-case-conclusion-on-cleared-swimmer-kira-toussaint/ "FINA Officially Releases Case Conclusion On Cleared Swimmer Kira Toussaint"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 January 2022. FINA had earlier dropped its accusations against Toussaint in March 2019.D'Addona, Dan (12 March 2019). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/kira-toussaint-has-fina-doping-case-against-her-dropped/ "Kira Toussaint Has FINA Doping Case Against Her Dropped"]. Swimming World. Retrieved 20 January 2022.Race, Retta (12 March 2019). [https://swimswam.com/fina-withdraws-doping-case-against-kira-toussaint/ "FINA Withdraws Doping Case Against Kira Toussaint"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

==International Swimming League==

In 2019 she was member{{Cite web|title=Dutch Record Holder Kira Toussaint Will Join Iron for European Derby|url=https://swimswam.com/dutch-record-holder-kira-toussaint-will-join-iron-for-european-derby/|date=2019-11-18|website=SwimSwam|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}} 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.Takata, Daniel (1 November 2021). [https://swimswam.com/the-swimmers-with-the-most-medals-at-the-2021-fina-world-cup/ "The Swimmers With The Most Medals At The 2021 FINA World Cup"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 November 2021. 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.Dornan, Ben (31 October 2021). [https://swimswam.com/mckeon-sates-toussaint-shields-earn-over-100k-from-fina-2021-world-cup/ "McKeon, Sates, Toussaint, Shields Earn Over $100K From FINA 2021 World Cup"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 November 2021. 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.[https://www.fina.org/news/2345588/swimming-world-cup-top-10-moments "Swimming World Cup: Top 10 Moments"]. FINA. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

Personal life

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

Personal bests

style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left;" \| {\| class="wikitable" \| ! colspan="4" style="background: #add8e6;" \| Short course{{Cite web \|url=https://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=4277447 \|title=Kira Toussaint Personal Records \|website=swimrankings.net \|access-date=14 November 2020}}
Event ! Time ! Date ! Location
rowspan=2\|50 m backstroke \| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" \| 25.60 ER \| 2020-11-14 \| Budapest, Hungary
2020-12-18 \| Amsterdam, Netherlands
100 m backstroke \| style="text-align:right;" \| 55.17 NR \| 2019-12-04 \| Glasgow, United Kingdom
200 m backstroke \| style="text-align:right;" \| 2:01.26NR \| 2021-11-04 \| Kazan, Russia

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{| class="wikitable" |

! colspan="4" style="background: #add8e6;" | Short course{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=4277447 |title=Kira Toussaint Personal Records |website=swimrankings.net |access-date=14 November 2020}}

Event

! Time

! Date

! Location

rowspan=2|50 m backstroke

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 25.60 ER

| 2020-11-14

| Budapest, Hungary

2020-12-18

| Amsterdam, Netherlands

100 m backstroke

| style="text-align:right;" | 55.17 NR

| 2019-12-04

| Glasgow, United Kingdom

200 m backstroke

| style="text-align:right;" | 2:01.26NR

| 2021-11-04

| Kazan, Russia

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class="wikitable" \| ! colspan="4" style="background: #add8e6;" \| Long course
Event ! Time ! Date ! Location
50 m backstroke \| style="text-align:right;" \| 27.10 NR \| 2021-04-10 \| Eindhoven, Netherlands
100 m backstroke \| style="text-align:right;" \| 58.65 NR \| 2021-04-11 \| Eindhoven, Netherlands
200 m backstroke \| style="text-align:right;" \| 2:10.02 \| 2021-04-09 \| Eindhoven, Netherlands

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! colspan="4" style="background: #add8e6;" | Long course

Event

! Time

! Date

! Location

50 m backstroke

| style="text-align:right;" | 27.10 NR

| 2021-04-10

| Eindhoven, Netherlands

100 m backstroke

| style="text-align:right;" | 58.65 NR