Naomy Grand’Pierre : First woman to represent Haiti in the swimming category at the Olympic Games

To qualify and represent Haiti at the Olympics, she had to swim 50 meters in test # 127 of "Caribbean Island Swimming Championships" in less than 26 seconds and 17 hundredths of a second (26.17) Olympic selection time. "It's important for me to represent Haiti and it would be an honor to become the first woman to represent Haiti in swimming at the Olympic Games. I would like to give an example for all the Haitian-American athletes," said Grand’Pierre in a previous interview. Grand’Pierre, who swims for the University of Chicago, will be the f