Evelina Afoa (born 13 September 1998) is a Samoan swimmer, who represented Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She holds several Samoan records in swimming.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1998 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle |
Personal life
editAfoa was born in 1998 in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] She attended Brisbane State High School.
Swimming career
edit2013
editAfoa represented Samoa at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, competing in the 50m and 100 metre backstroke events.[2]
2014
editShe competed for Samoa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, racing in the 50 metre freestyle, the 50m and 100 metre backstroke, and the 50 metre butterfly.[1]
At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Afoa competed in the 50m freestyle, the 50m and 100m backstroke, and the 50 metre butterfly.[3]
2015
editShe represented Samoa at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, racing in the 50m and 100 metre backstroke.[4]
2016
editAfoa raced at the 2016 Oceania Swimming Championships.[5]
She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, racing in a heat of the 100 metre backstroke.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Glasgow 2014 - Evelina Afoa Profile".
- ^ "Bio - AFOA Evelina - NBC Olympics". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Evelina AFOA - CollegeSwimming".
- ^ "Oceania Contingent Shares Experiences from World Championships (Video)". 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Swimming success for Samoa".
- ^ "AFOA Evelina". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
External links
edit- Evelina Afoa at World Aquatics
- Evelina Afoa at Olympics.com
- Evelina Afoa at Olympedia
- Evelina Afoa at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Evelina Afoa at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
