Ermelinda Zamba

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Ermelinda Zamba
Personal information
Full nameErmelinda Zamba
National teamFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Born (1981-08-28) 28 August 1981 (age 43)
Maputo, Mozambique
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Ermelinda Zamba (born 28 August 1981) is a Mozambican former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. [1] Zamba qualified for the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 30.33. [2] [3] She cleared a 30-second barrier, and posted a lifetime best of 29.34 to lead the third heat, edging out Madagascar's Aina Andriamanjatoarimanana in a close race by one hundredth of a second (0.01). Zamba failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fifty-fifth overall out of 75 swimmers on the last day of preliminaries. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ermelinda Zamba". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004 . Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Delegação moçambicana parte domingo para Atenas" [The Mozambican delegation departs to Athens on Sunday] (in Portuguese). PanaPress. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 3". Athens 2004 . BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Women's 50 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: Inky Sizzles in World Best 24.66, Joyce Next in PR 25.06, Jenny Thompson Makes It Too". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.


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