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Ximene Gomes

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Ximene Gomes
Personal information
Full nameXimene Gomes
Nationality Mozambique
Born (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 35)
Maputo, Mozambique
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubGrupo Desportivo de Maputo

Ximene Gomes (born 8 September 1989) is a Mozambican swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She represented her nation Mozambique at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing among the top 60 swimmers in the women's 50 m freestyle.

Gomes was invited by FINA to compete as a lone female Mozambican swimmer in the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Swimming as the fastest entrant in heat four, Gomes exploded off the blocks and came up with a magnificent effort to the top of the field in a scorching time and lifetime best of 28.15. Gomes' astonishing feat from the prelims was not enough to put her through to the semifinals, sharing a tie with Albania's Rovena Marku for the fifty-eighth overall position.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ximene Gomes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
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