Malia Metella
Encyclopedia
Malia Metella 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.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer from French Guiana
French Guiana
French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
. She swam for France at the 2004
France at the 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
and 2008 Olympics
France at the 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
, 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 GamesSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
- 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)