| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ralph Wesley Goveia |
| Nationality |  Zambia |
| Born | 8 March 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | butterfly |
Medal record | |
Ralph Wesley Goveia Assafrao (born March 8, 1996) is a Zambian swimmer. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metre butterfly event; his time of 54.84 seconds in the heats did not qualify him for the semifinals. [1] [2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Zambia | |||||
| 2013 | World Championships |  Barcelona, Spain | 58th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 26.31 |
| 49th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 57.66 | |||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games |  Glasgow, Great Britain | 24th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.54 |
| 18th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 25.35 | |||
| 19th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 56.33 | |||
| 19th (h) | 200 m medley | 2:13.90 | |||
| Youth Olympic Games |  Nanjing, China | 22nd (h) | 50 m butterfly | 25.33 | |
| 18th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 56.16 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships |  Kazan, Russia | 46th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 25.16 |
| 55th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 56.34 | |||
| African Games |  Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 10th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 29.92 | |
| 9th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.14 | |||
| 6th | 50 m butterfly | 25.25 | |||
| 7th | 100 m butterfly | 56.38 | |||
| - | 200 m medley *1 | DNS | |||
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 38th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.84 |
| African Championships [3] |  Bloemfontein, South Africa | 8th | 50 m freestyle | 24.86 | |
| 9th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 54.00 | |||
| 10th (h) | 200 m freestyle | 2:02.09 | |||
| 4th | 50 m butterfly | 25.17 | |||
| 4th | 100 m butterfly | 55.46 | |||
| 2017 | World Championships |  Budapest, Hungary | 39th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.56 |
| 53rd (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.86 | |||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games |  Gold Coast, Australia | - | 50 m breaststroke | DNS |
| 14th (sf) | 50 m butterfly | 24.49 | |||
| 10th (sf) | 100 m butterfly | 54.10 | |||
| African Championships |  Algiers, Algeria | 10th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.19 | |
| - | 50 m breaststroke *2 | DNS | |||
| 4th | 50 m butterfly | 24.67 | |||
| 3rd | 100 m butterfly | 54.53 | |||
| 2019 | World Championships |  Gwangju, South Korea | 54th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 25.08 |
| 49th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 55.14 | |||
| African Games |  Casablanca, Morocco | 15th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.17 | |
| 10th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 29.26 | |||
| 8th | 50 m butterfly | 24.90 | |||
| 8th | 100 m butterfly | 55.10 | |||
Note:
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Zambia | |||||
| 2012 | World Championships |  Istanbul, Turkey | 74th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 26.34 |
| 72nd (h) | 100 m butterfly | 58.90 | |||
| 55th (h) | 100 m medley | 1:02.46 | |||
| 2016 | World Championships |  Windsor, Canada | 63rd (h) | 50 m freestyle | 23.27 |
| 61st (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.79 | |||
| 34th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.00 | |||
| 39th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 53.63 | |||
| 46th (h) | 100 m medley | 57.15 | |||
| 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | 45th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.18 |
| 46th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.42 | |||
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Zambia | |||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m freestyle | 3:49.62 |
| 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:12.10 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | 20th (h) | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:14.40 |
| 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:27.78 |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Zambia | |||||
| 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | 23rd (h) | 4 × 50 m mixed medley | 1:50.01 |
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