Sophia Diagne

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Sophia Diagne
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Full nameSophia Catherine Diagne
NationalitySenegalese
Born (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Swimming

Sophia Catherine Diagne (born 10 November 1998) is a Senegalese swimmer. [1] She competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. [2] In 2019, she also represented Senegal at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. [3] She competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke, women's 50 metre butterfly and women's 50 metre freestyle events. [3]

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References

  1. "Sophia Diagne Breaks Record at NJCAA Day Three Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 50m Backstroke start list" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.