Catarina Sousa

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Catarina Sousa
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NationalityAngolan
Born (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 23)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokesfreestyle, backstroke
Club Benfica

Catarina Sousa (born 27 April 2000) is an Angolan swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. [1] [2] In 2019, she represented Angola at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. [3]

She competed in the women's 100m freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4] She swam a time of 59.35 in her heat and finished in 47th place overall. [5]

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