title: Onan Thom
text: # Onan Thom
  
  Onan Orlando Thom (born April 11, 1984) is a Guyanese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Thom qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 54.14. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including three-time Olympian Aleksandr Agafonov of Uzbekistan. He earned a sixth spot in 55.24, more than a second off his entry time. Thom failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-ninth overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries.
  
  ## Major results
  
  ### Individual
  
  **Long course**
  
  | Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Representing Guyana ||||||
  | 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 88th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.84 |
  | 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 107th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 55.44 |
  | 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 54th (h) | 50 m backstroke | 28.80 |
  | 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 66th (h) | 100 m backstroke | 1:03.91 |
  | 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 70th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.26 |
  | 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 73rd (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.51 |
  | 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 28th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.83 |
  | 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 31st (h) | 100 m freestyle | 54.14 |
  | 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 20th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.78 |
  