Ammara Pinto Explained

Birth Date:14 September 1997
Birth Place:Blantyre, Malawi

Ammara Pinto (born 14 September 1997) is a Malawian swimmer. She has represented Malawi at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships.

Early life

Pinto was born on 14 September 1997 in Blantyre.[1] Her sister Zahra Pinto is also an Olympic swimmer and represented Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] She attended Saint Andrews International High School, which was also the alma mater of swimmer Joyce Tafatatha.[3]

Swimming career

Olympics

Pinto competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 50 metre freestyle event. Her time of 30.32 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.[4] [5]

World Aquatics Championships

Pinto represented Malawi at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She placed 73rd in the 50 metre freestyle event with a time of 30.59 seconds and placed last in the 100 metre backstroke event with a time of 1:20.95.[6] [7] Her coach attributed her last-place finish to stress caused by the high level of competition.[8]

In 2019, she represented Malawi at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[9] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre backstroke events. She placed 81st in the former event with a time of 29.98 seconds and 61st in the latter with a time of 1:16.68.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ammara Pinto . Olympedia . OlyMADMen . 25 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Ammara Pinto . Federation Internationale de Natation . 25 July 2021.
  3. Web site: History of St. Andrew's School . Saint Andrew's International High School . 25 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Ammara Pinto . Rio 2016 . September 25, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160824223051/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ammara-pinto . August 24, 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle - Standings . Rio 2016 . September 25, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922173138/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-50m-freestyle . September 22, 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle . 17th FINA World Championships Budapest . 25 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190726171956/http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 . 26 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Women's 100m Backstroke . 17th FINA World Championships Budapest . 25 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190208184610/http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0202EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 . 8 February 2019.
  8. News: Malawi's swimmer finishes last at world championship . 25 July 2021 . Nyasa Times . 25 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811152933/https://www.nyasatimes.com/malawis-swimmer-finishes-last-world-championship/ . 11 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Entry list. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726214154/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001130107FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF20.pdf. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
  10. Web site: Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726212706/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
  11. Web site: Women's 100 metre backstroke – Heats. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728091526/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070202EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf. 28 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.

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