Boipelo Makhothi

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Boipelo Makhothi
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Full nameBoipelo Makhothi
Nationality Basotho
Born (1986-02-23) 23 February 1986 (age 38)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle
Updated on 14 January 2014

Boipelo Makhothi (born 23 February 1986) is a Basotho swimmer.

Career

Mokhesi first competed for Lesotho at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne where he finished 89th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:32.14, [1] 96th in the 50 metre backstroke in 40.72, [2] 114th in the 100 metre breaststroke in 1:32.63, [3] 121st in the 50 metre breaststroke in 41.91, [4] 168th in the 50 metre freestyle in 32.29, [5] 168th in the 100 metre freestyle in 1:17.17, [6] and with Thabiso Baholo, Lehlohonolo Moromella and Seele Benjamin Ntai finished 29th in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay in 5:42.96. [7]

At the 2008 Swimming World Cup event in Durban, Makhothi finished 29th in the 50 metre freestyle in 32.34. [8] The following year at the 2009 Swimming World Cup event in Durban, Makhothi finished 26th in the 100 metre breaststroke in 1:33.30, [9] 26th in the 50 metre breaststroke in 42.91, [10] 37th in the 50 metre freestyle in 33.14, [11] 39th in the 100 metre freestyle in 1:15.69. [12] and was disqualified in the 50 metre backstroke. [13]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Mokhesi finished 27th in the 50 metre breaststroke in 45.64, [14] 30th in the 100 metre breaststroke in 1:39.60, [15] 47th in the 100 metre freestyle in 1:14.95 [16] and 57th in the 50 metre freestyle in 32.50. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Results of the men's 100 metre backstroke heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega. 26 March 2007: 2. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Results of the men's 50 metre backstroke heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega. 31 March 2007: 3. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ "Results of the men's 100 metre breaststroke heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega. 25 March 2007: 3. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ "Results of the men's 50 metre breaststroke heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega. 27 March 2007: 3. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ "Results of the men's 50 metre freestyle heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega. 30 March 2007: 4. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ↑ "Results of the men's 100 metre freestyle heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega. 28 March 2007: 4. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ↑ "Results of the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega. 25 March 2007: 3. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ↑ "Results of the men's 50 metre freestyle heats at the 2008 FINA Swimming World Cup event in Durban" (pdf). Omega. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ↑ "Results of the men's 100 metre breaststroke heats at the 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup event in Durban" (pdf). Omega. 17 October 2009: 2. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ↑ "Results of the men's 50 metre breaststroke heats at the 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup event in Durban" (pdf). Omega. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ↑ "Results of the men's 50 metre freestyle heats at the 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup event in Durban" (pdf). Omega. 17 October 2009: 1. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ↑ "Results of the men's 100 metre freestyle heats at the 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup event in Durban" (pdf). Omega. 16 October 2009: 2. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ↑ "Results of the men's 50 metre backstroke heats at the 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup event in Durban" (pdf). Omega. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ↑ "Results of the men's 50 metre breaststroke heats at the 2010 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Tissot. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ↑ "Results of the men's 100 metre breaststroke heats at the 2010 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Tissot. 5 October 2010: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. ↑ "Results of the men's 100 metre freestyle heats at the 2010 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Tissot. 6 October 2010: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. ↑ "Results of the men's 50 metre freestyle heats at the 2010 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Tissot. 8 October 2010: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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