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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Emilie Faith Grand Pierre of Team Haiti competes in heat one of the Women's 100m Breaststroke on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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Women's Swimming and Diving

Bowdoin's Emilie Grand'Pierre Competes at 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo

BRUNSWICK, Maine – Bowdoin's Emilie Grand'Pierre has returned to the United States after competing in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Grand'Pierre dominated her heat of the 100m breaststroke, posting a new Haitian record of 1:14.82. Despite not qualifying for the finals, the experience was unforgettable for the Bowdoin sophomore, who posted the following on social media following her trip.
 
 Emilie Grand'Pierre social media
 
Grand'Pierre joins an impressive list of Olympians who have attended Bowdoin, becoming the eighth overall, the fourth Summer Olympian, and the first swimmer to compete.
 
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grand'Pierre has only competed in one season of intercollegiate competition at Bowdoin. Nonetheless, she has already made a splash on Bowdoin's swimming and diving team. In her first year, 2019 to 2020, she qualified with Bowdoin's 200 medley relay team for the NCAA Division III Championship and earned All-American honors.
 
Read more about Grand'Pierre's journey to the Olympic Games in an interview here. 
 
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