Thomas Kokoro Frost (born 14 September 2002) is a Samoan New Zealander swimmer who has represented Samoa at the Commonwealth Games and Pacific Games. He holds multiple age group and open Samoan records for swimming.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Kokoro Frost |
| Nationality |  Samoa |
| Born | 14 September 2002[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event(s) | Butterfly, Backstroke, Team Medley |
| Club | Ōtaki Titans |
Frost hails from the villages of Manase and Fasito’outa.[2] He was educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School and Kāpiti College.[3][4] [5] He currently attends Victoria University of Wellington where he studies Intercultural Communications.[6] He began swimming in 2008.[7] He trains and competes for the Ōtaki Titans Swimming Club based on the Kāpiti Coast and is coached by his mother, Seuga Frost and Olympian Jonathan Winter.[6]
He competed at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia,[8] where he made the finals in the 50m backstroke.[9]
On 14 July 2022 he was selected as part of Samoa's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[10][11] He competed in the 50m and 100m Butterfly, 50m and 100m backstroke, and both the mixed 4x100m Medley and Freestyle relays.[12][13][1]
In December 2022, he was a member of the Samoan team that competed in Melbourne for the 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m). [14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kokoro Frost". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Frost puts a freeze on back-to-back national records". Samoa Swimming. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Frost Selected to Swim for Samoa". Stratus. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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- ^ Dickinson, Bryan. "Scots First Time Trevor Rigby Cup Champions". collegesport.org.nz. College Sport Wellington.
- ^ a b Willis, Rosalie (29 July 2022). "Ōtaki's Kokoro Frost represents Samoa at Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast". offtheblocks.podbean.com. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Mayron, Sapeer (26 June 2019). "Samoa swim team ready to go". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Roselyn Monroyo (11 July 2019). "Tenorio enters finals anew, gets PB". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Gutu Faasau (13 July 2022). "SASNOC announces Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham Announced". Samoa Global News. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "XXII Commonwealth Games: Key Moments". Swimming Wellington. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Historical First Ever 400m Medley Relay Team for Samoa in Birmingham". Samoa Global News. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Kokoro FROST | Results | AQUA Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 28 May 2023.