Zane Jordan
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Zane Jordan is an Olympic swimmer from Zambia
. He swam for Zambia at the 2008 Olympics
, finishing 65th in the 50 m freestyle (24.82).
Jordan grew up in Zambia
with his parents and four siblings before moving to England
as a 7-year-old. His mother is English. The family moved to Australia
. He has little memory of his childhood in Zambia
.
He swam for Zambia at the 2007 World Championships
, where his results were:
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
. He swam for Zambia at the 2008 Olympics
Zambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Zambia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the People's Republic of China, sending eight athletes to the competition. The use of Simplified Chinese stroke count placed it last before the host nation in the Parade of Nations as it takes sixteen strokes to write the first character and...
, finishing 65th in the 50 m freestyle (24.82).
Jordan grew up in Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
with his parents and four siblings before moving to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
as a 7-year-old. His mother is English. The family moved to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He has little memory of his childhood in Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
.
He swam for Zambia at the 2007 World Championships
Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
The swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 March to 1 April.Morning/heats sessions began at 10:00 a.m., with the evening sessions beginning at 7:00 p.m. All events were contested in a long-course pool...
, where his results were:
- 50 m freestyle – 26.23
- 100 m freestyle – 56.57
- 200 m freestyle – 2:09.74
- 50 m backstroke – 31.21
- 50 m butterfly – 28.54
- 100 m butterfly – 1:04.26
- 200 m individual medley – 2:26.34 (70th)