Malia Metella
Malia Metella (born 23 February 1982 in Cayenne, French Guiana)[4] is a French Olympic freestyle swimmer from French Guiana. She swam for France at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 2004 in the women's 50 free.
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| Full name | Malia Metella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 February 1982 Cayenne, French Guiana, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won her first senior titles at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2003 in Dublin, Ireland.
Her younger brother Mehdy Metella is also a world-class swimmer.
Achievements
- 2001: SC European Championships
- 21st 50 m freestyle (25.89)
- 21st 100 m butterfly (1:01.91)
- 2003: SC European Championships
- 1st 100 m freestyle (53.15)
- 3rd 50 m freestyle (24.54)
- 4th 100 m butterfly (58.42)
- 1st 100 m freestyle (54.46)
- 2nd 100 m butterfly (58.78)
- 1st 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:40.67)
- 1st 4×100 m medley relay (4:05.96)
- 2004: Olympic Games
- 2nd 50 m freestyle (24.89)
- 4th 100 m freestyle (54.50)
- 5th 4×100 m free relay (3:40.23)
- 2004: SC European Championships
- 1st 100 m freestyle (53.37)
- 3rd 100 m butterfly (58.47)
- 4th 50 m freestyle (24.71)
- 4th 4×50 m free relay (1:39.68)
- 5th 4×50 m medley relay (1:51.28)
References
- "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- Metella's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-08-02.
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