| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Maronie |
| National team | |
| Born | 4 March 1980 Massacre, Dominica |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Kenneth Maronie (born March 4, 1980) is a Dominican former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. [1] Maronie competed for Dominica in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 26.96. [2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including teenagers Khalid Al-Kulaibi of Oman (aged 14) and Sikhounxay Ounkhamphanyavong of Laos (aged 17). He faded down the stretch of the race to register a sixth-place time and a personal best of 26.85. Maronie failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-seventh overall out of 80 swimmers in the prelims. [3] [4]