Edward Caruana Dingli (swimmer)

Edward Caruana Dingli
Personal information
Full name	Edward Caruana Dingli
Nationality	Maltese
Born	April 24, 1992 (age 27); Pieta', Malta
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Individual Medley
Club	Neptunes WPSC, Exiles S.C.

Last updated September 28, 2019

Edward Caruana Dingli (born April 24, 1992) is a retired Maltese swimmer, holding the 400m freestyle (LCM) and the 200m and 400m individual medley (LCM) national record and both the LCM and the SCM relay national record in the 4x200m Freestyle.^[1] He retired from competitive swimming after competing at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He is currently a law student at the University of Malta.

The Maltese are a nation and an ethnic group native to Malta who speak the Maltese language. Malta is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Included within the ethnic group defined by the Maltese people are the Gozitans who inhabit Malta's sister island, Gozo.

The University of Malta is the highest educational institution in Malta. It offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, postgraduate master's degrees and postgraduate doctorates (PhD). It is a member of the European University Association, the European Access Network, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Utrecht Network, the Santander Network, the Compostela Group, the European Association for University Lifelong Learning (EUCEN) and the International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP). In post-nominals the University's name is abbreviated as Melit; a shortened form of Melita.

Personal life

He is the son of Joseph Caruana Dingli, former national goalkeeper and captain of the Malta men's national water polo team.

The Malta men's national water polo team is the representative for Malta in international men's water polo.

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References

↑ "The Official Website of ASA Malta". Asaofmalta.org. Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2012-11-21.

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[1] "The Official Website of ASA Malta". Asaofmalta.org. Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2012-11-21.