Lacken Malateste

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Lacken Malateste
Personal information
Born (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 35)
Papeete, Tahiti
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Representing Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Suva 400m individual medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003 Suva200m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 Suva200m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 Suva4x100m freestyle relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 Suva4x200m freestyle relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 Suva4x100m medley relay

Lacken Malateste (born January 5, 1989) is a Tahitian swimmer who has competed at the 2003 Pacific Games.

Career

At the 2003 Pacific Games, she won:

She owns, since 20 July 2005, the records of Tahiti in 200-meters butterfly in 2 min 23 s 95 and 400 meters medley 4, 5 min 15 s 126. [6] Her best performances of this same distances are 2 min 21 s 81 to 200 meters butterfly, conducted in July 2004, and 5 min 9 s 20 to 400 meters medley 4, completed in April 2005. [7]

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