Joyce Feith Tafatatha (born April 18, 1998) is a Malawian athlete who specializes in swimming.[1][2] She participated in the London 2012 Olympics for Malawi in the women's 50 m freestyle swimming event.[3] She currently holds a number of swimming records in Malawi.[4] She recently moved to the Netherlands to further her swimming career after a brilliant showing at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in which she swam a Personal Best time of 27.74.[5]
| Personal information | |
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| Born | April 18, 1998 |
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| Sport | Swimming |
Personal life
editShe began competing competitively when she was a student at Saint Andrew's International High School in Blantyre.[6] She swam for Liyani Swimming Club based at the Saint Andrew's International High School, she competed at a national and international level for Malawi, she holds many Malawi national records. She stunned all when she broke 6 national records in the Malawi National Swimming Championships at Bishop Mackenzie International School in March 2012.
She recently moved to Netherlands to advance her swimming career.
Career
editShe began here swimming career at a young age and continued swimming competitively throughout high school. She held a number of Malawi national records.
Events
editCana Zone IV Swimming
editShe won four medals at the Cana Swimming Games. Including two Gold medals and a Silver Medal in swimming at the Cana Zone IV Swimming Championships - Mozambique.[6][7]
2012 Olympics
editShe was 14 when she competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, making her and Aurelie Fanchette the two youngest competitors at the Games.[8]
References
edit- ^ Joyce Tafatatha - Swimming - Olympic Athlete | London 2012 Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Malawi's Joyce Tafatatha trains at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 20...
- ^ "Malawi Olympic team gets into action Friday". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Malawi Aquatic Union – National Records Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Malawi’s Tafatatha wins in 50m swimming at London Olympics | Nyasa Times Malawi breaking news in Malawi Archived 2013-01-30 at archive.today
- ^ a b http://www.swimwest.org/region/index.php?/news/content/pdf/12593[permanent dead link]
- ^ Nation Online – Tafatatha wins 2 Cana golds
- ^ "Young Olympians from Malawi and Seychelles Make Splash – Sonny Side of Sports".