Ximene Gomes
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Ximene Gomes |
National team | Mozambique |
Born | Maputo, Mozambique | 8 September 1989
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Ximene Gomes (born September 8, 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
- ^ 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 2016-12-04. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 December 2012.