Malia Metella

Malia Metella (born 23 February 1982 in Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French Olympic freestyle swimmer from French Guiana. She swam for France at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 2004 in the women's 50 free.

She won her first senior titles at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2003 in Dublin, Ireland.

Achievements

• 2001: SC European Championships

* 21st 50 m freestyle (25.89)

* 21st 100 m butterfly (1:01.91)

• 2003: SC European Championships

*1st 100 m freestyle (53.15)

*3rd 50 m freestyle (24.54)

*4th 100 m butterfly (58.42)

• 2004: LC European Championships

*1st 100 m freestyle (54.46)

*2nd 100 m butterfly (58.78)

*1st 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:40.67)

*1st 4×100 m medley relay (4:05.96)

• 2004: Olympic Games

*2nd 50 m freestyle (24.89)

*4th 100 m freestyle (54.50)

*5th 4×100 m free relay (3:40.23)

• 2004: SC European Championships

*1st 100 m freestyle (53.37)

*3rd 100 m butterfly (58.47)

*4th 50 m freestyle (24.71)

*4th 4×50 m free relay (1:39.68)

*5th 4×50 m medley relay (1:51.28)

References

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