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{{MedalSilver | [[2011 All-Africa Games|2011 Maputo]] | [[Swimming at the 2011 All-Africa Games|50m butterfly]]}} |
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'''Amanda Toni "Mandy" Loots''' (born 3 August 1978 in [[Gweru|Gwelo]], [[Rhodesia]])<ref>[ |
'''Amanda Toni "Mandy" Loots''' (born 3 August 1978 in [[Gweru|Gwelo]], [[Rhodesia]])<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225811/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/mandy-loots-1.html Loots entry] from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2010-09-22.</ref> is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from [[South Africa]]. |
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==Swimming career== |
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In November 2009, she set the [[List of African records in swimming|African Record]] and [[List of South African records in swimming|South African Record]] in the short-course (25m) 200 fly. |
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Loots swam for South Africa at the [[South Africa at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]], [[South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] and [[South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]]. |
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Despite being of South African nationality she won the [[British Swimming Championships|ASA National British Championships]] over [[British Swimming Championships - 100 metres butterfly winners|100 metres butterfly]] and the [[British Swimming Championships - 400 metres medley winners|400 metres medley]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500235694/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=90f4b823|title="For the Record." Times, 12 July 1999, p. 43|newspaper=The Times|date=12 July 1999 |page=43 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500235401/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=97e25f7f|title="For the Record." Times, 9 July 1999, p. 49|newspaper=The Times|date=9 July 1999 |page=49 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | At the [[Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games|1999 All-Africa Games]], she was South Africa's most decorated athlete at the Games, winning 6 gold medals.<ref>[http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/87 (1999) All Africa Games |
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⚫ | At the [[Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games|1999 All-Africa Games]], she was South Africa's most decorated athlete at the Games, winning 6 gold medals.<ref>[http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/87 (1999) All Africa Games – Day 6] by Neville Smith from ''SwimNews''. Published 1999-09-18, retrieved 2011-07-30.</ref> In November 2009, she set the [[List of African records in swimming|African Record]] and [[List of South African records in swimming|South African Record]] in the short-course (25m) 200 fly. |
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She has swum for South Africa at the: |
She has swum for South Africa at the: |
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*Olympics: [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]], [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]], [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] |
*Olympics: [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]], [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]], [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] |
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*Commonwealth Games: [[Aquatics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|1994]], |
*Commonwealth Games: [[Aquatics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|1994]], [[Aquatics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002]], [[Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]] |
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*All-Africa Games: [[Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games|1999]], [[Swimming at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007]] |
*All-Africa Games: [[Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games|1999]], [[Swimming at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007]] |
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*African Swimming Championships: [[2008 African Swimming Championships|2008]], [[2010 African Swimming Championships|2010]] |
*African Swimming Championships: [[2008 African Swimming Championships|2008]], [[2010 African Swimming Championships|2010]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:South African people of Dutch descent]] |
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[[Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:African Games gold medalists for South Africa]] |
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[[Category:African Games medalists in swimming]] |
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[[Category:South African female butterfly swimmers]] |
Latest revision as of 10:29, 12 April 2024
Personal information | |
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Full name | Amanda Toni Loots |
Nationality | South Africa |
Born | Gwelo, Rhodesia | 3 August 1978
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | butterfly |
Amanda Toni "Mandy" Loots (born 3 August 1978 in Gwelo, Rhodesia)[1] is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa.
Swimming career
[edit]Loots swam for South Africa at the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics.
Despite being of South African nationality she won the ASA National British Championships over 100 metres butterfly and the 400 metres medley in 1999.[2][3]
At the 1999 All-Africa Games, she was South Africa's most decorated athlete at the Games, winning 6 gold medals.[4] In November 2009, she set the African Record and South African Record in the short-course (25m) 200 fly.
She has swum for South Africa at the:
- Olympics: 1996, 2000, 2008
- Commonwealth Games: 1994, 2002, 2006
- All-Africa Games: 1999, 2007
- African Swimming Championships: 2008, 2010
References
[edit]- ^ Loots entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 12 July 1999, p. 43". The Times. 12 July 1999. p. 43.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 9 July 1999, p. 49". The Times. 9 July 1999. p. 49.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games – Day 6 by Neville Smith from SwimNews. Published 1999-09-18, retrieved 2011-07-30.
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gweru
- Afrikaner people
- Zimbabwean emigrants to South Africa
- South African people of Dutch descent
- Olympic swimmers for South Africa
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa
- African Games gold medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in swimming
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- Swimmers at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- South African female butterfly swimmers