Melissa Ashby

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Melissa Ashby
Personal information
Full nameMelissa Ashby
National teamFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Born (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 39)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke

Melissa Ashby (born March 6, 1986) is a Grenadian former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. [1] Ashby qualified for the women's 100 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:20.53. [2] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including Bolivia's Katerine Moreno, who competed at her third Olympics since 1988. She raced to fifth place in 1:22.67, just 2.14 seconds off her entry time. Ashby failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed forty-fifth overall in the prelims. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melissa Ashby". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004 . Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 1". Athens 2004 . BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2013.


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