Avice Meya

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Avice Meya
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NationalityUgandan
Born (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 28)
Kampala, Uganda [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming

Avice Meya (born 2 December 1994) is a Ugandan swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. [2] [3] She also competed in two events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [4] In 2019, she represented Uganda at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. [5]

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Personal life

Meya studied at Kyambogo University. [1] Her father, Andrew, coached the Uganda national cricket team. [1]

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