Zahra Pinto

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Zahra Pinto
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Born (1993-11-14) November 14, 1993 (age 31)
Sport
Sport Swimming

Zahra Pinto (born November 14, 1993) is a Malawian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. [1] Pinto represented Malawi at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she swam in the second heat of the women's 50 m freestyle event. She finished the race in third place, with a time of 32.53 seconds. Pinto, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed eighty-second in the overall rankings. [2]

She also competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, competing in the 50 m freestyle. [3]

She competed in the opening rounds of the 2015 World Championships, in the women's 50 m freestyle and 100 m freestyle. [4]

She has also coached at Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club, Phuket, Thailand. [5] In 2021, she worked with the Tongan Swimming Federation. [6]

Pinto is the president of Malsoc (Malawi Society) for the year of 2016 at Rhodes University.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zahra Pinto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Zahra PINTO | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  4. ↑ Barclay, Simon (17 March 2016). 16th World Aquatics Championships - Kazan 2015. Complete Results & Athlete Index. pp. 15–23. ISBN   9781326600532.
  5. ↑ "ZAHRA PINTO - Thanyapura Phuket Aquatic Instructor". Thanyapura Phuket. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Tongan swimmers set new national records at FINA Champs". Matangi Tonga. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
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