Whitefield Academy alumna Naomy Grand’Pierre (’15) is heading to the Olympic games in Rio! Grand-Pierre secured a spot in the Rio games after competing in the qualifying rounds held in the Bahamas recently. She participated in a training program in Ohio through a scholarship funded by Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) to improve her times and was ready for the Bahama qualifying rounds.
Grand’Pierre just completed her freshman year at the University of Chicago where she is a member of the women’s swim team. She also competes on the Atlanta Dolphins Swim Team. While at Whitefield, she helped lead the WolfPack swim team to state competition.
Grand-Pierre, who is of Haitian descent, is excited about the opportunity, “I look forward to representing my Atlanta Dolphins Swim Team and certainly the country of Haiti on one of the most prestigious stages of competition.”
Romaine Vernet, a representative of Haitian-American Youth Reaching Out (HYRO) said, “I’ve known Naomy since she was a little girl. I’m so proud of her. What she’s doing is very monumental. Just to see someone of our heritage representing Haiti in the Olympics is a big thing for all of us.”