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- ↑ "Women's 100m Backstroke: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe sends first Black swimmer to the Olympics". 22 July 2021.
- ↑ Zimoyo, Tafadzwa (31 July 2021). "Meet swimmer Donata Katai". The Herald . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
