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Sydney Pickrem
Canadian swimmer
Sydney Martinez Pickrem (née Pickrem; born May 21, 1997) is a Canadian competitive swimmer who competed for Texas A&M University in College Station. A three-time Olympian, she placed sixth in the 200m individual medley at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics as part of the Canadian 4×100 metre medley relay team.
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At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she participated in the women’s 200-meter individual medley and the 200-meter breaststroke, but finished out of medal contention. Accomplished in international competition, she is a seven-time World Aquatics Championships medallist. Sydney Pickrem attended Joseph L. Carwise Middle School in Palm Harbor, Florida. She competed on the Carwise Girls Track Team while she was there. Sydney Pickrem was born May 21, 1997 in Dunedin, Florida. She attended East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs where she swam for East Lake Coach Tim O'Keefe and would hold state championship individual titles in backstroke, breaststroke, and individual medley. As a High School Freshman at East Lake, she captured a state championship in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:02.91, taking a strong lead throughout the event, and finishing only a second from the state record. She was named "Girls Swimmer of the Year" by the Tampa Bay Times.
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