Ximene Gomes
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ximene Gomes |
| Nationality |  Mozambique |
| Born | 8 September 1989 Maputo, Mozambique |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Grupo Desportivo de Maputo |
Ximene Gomes (born 8 September 1989) is a Mozambican swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She represented her nation Mozambique at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing among the top 60 swimmers in the women's 50 m freestyle.
Gomes was invited by FINA to compete as a lone female Mozambican swimmer in the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Swimming as the fastest entrant in heat four, Gomes exploded off the blocks and came up with a magnificent effort to the top of the field in a scorching time and lifetime best of 28.15. Gomes' astonishing feat from the prelims was not enough to put her through to the semifinals, sharing a tie with Albania's Rovena Marku for the fifty-eighth overall position.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ximene Gomes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Ximene Gomes at World Aquatics
- Ximene Gomes at SwimRankings.net
- Ximene Gomes at Olympics.com
- Ximene Gomes at Olympedia
- Ximene Gomes at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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- 1989 births
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- Sportspeople from Maputo
- Mozambican people of Portuguese descent
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Mozambique
- Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic swimmers for Mozambique
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Mozambican female freestyle swimmers
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