Steven Aimable

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Steven Aimable
Personal information
Born (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 25)
Cayenne, French Guiana
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, butterfly
College team Nova Southeastern University [1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Accra 50 m backstroke

Steven Aimable (born 7 February 1999 [2] in Cayenne [3] ) is a Senegalese swimmer. In 2019, he represented Senegal at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. [2] In the men's 50 metre backstroke he finished in 46th place in the heats. [4]

In the same year, he also represented Senegal at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. [5] His best result came in the men's 100 metre butterfly event where he finished in 7th place in the final. [5] In the men's 50 metre freestyle, men's 100 metre freestyle, men's 50 metre backstroke and men's 50 metre butterfly events he did not qualify to compete in the final. [5]

In 2021, he competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

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References

  1. "Steven Aimable". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Swimming – Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Le rêve américain de Steven | Fédération Française de Natation". www.ffnatation.fr. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. "Men's 50 metre backstroke – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.