Naomy Grand'Pierre made history by becoming the first female swimmer from Haiti to compete in the Olympics.

The daughter of Haitian immigrants, Grand'Pierre did not arrive at the Games expecting to win a medal. Instead, she hoped to inspire other Haitian girls to learn to swim.

Naomy Grand'Pierre (born 16 April 1997) is a Haitian-American swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with a time of 27.46 seconds. Grand'Pierre is the first woman from Haiti to compete as a swimmer in the Olympics.

Born in Montreal and raised in Atlanta, Georgia,Grand'Pierre is a dual US-Haitian citizen. She is a graduate of Whitefield Academy (Georgia) and the University of Chicago (Class of 2019) and collaborated with the USA Swimming Diversity and Inclusion Committee during her college years. She is currently helping the Haitian National Swim Team, in collaboration with the FHSA (Haitian Swimming Federation), structure their program to give Haitians in Haiti and the Diaspora more access to the sport.