Imelda Ximenes Belo
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Timorese |
| Born | 24 October 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Country | East Timor |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event | Women's 50m freestyle |
Imelda Felicyta Ximenes Belo (born 24 October 1998) is a Timorese swimmer in freestyle and butterfly races.[1][2] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, representing East Timor.
Career
[edit]Ximenes began swimming at the age of 14 in her hometown of Baucau, when a group from FINA came to teach local children in a hotel pool. She has competed in Swimming World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019. In 2018 she became the first swimmer from Timor-Leste to compete at the Asian Games. She has yet to advance past the heats in international competition. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pools were closed and Ximenes instead swam in the sea until flooding outbreaks prevented this.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Imelda Felicyta XIMENES BELO | Swimcloud". Swimcloud. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Imelda XIMENES BELO | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Swimming XIMENES BELO Imelda". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Imelda Ximenes Belo at World Aquatics
- Imelda Ximenes Belo at SwimRankings.net
- Imelda Ximenes Belo at Olympedia
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- East Timorese female swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for East Timor
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- People from Baucau District
- Swimmers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for East Timor
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Asian swimming biography stubs
- East Timorese sportspeople stubs