Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane Explained

Anna-Liza Mopio Jane
Fullname:Anna-Liza Mopio Jane
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Chandler Swim Club (AUS)
Coach:Drew McGregor (AUS)
Birth Date:3 December 1986
Birth Place:Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height:1.750NaN0
Weight:630NaN0
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Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane (born 3 December 1986) is a Papua New Guinean swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] [2] She represented her nation Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, swimming in the 50 m freestyle. Before her retirement from competitive swimming career in 2012, Mopio-Jane trained for Chandler Swim Club in her current residence Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, under the tutelage of head coach Drew McGregor.[3]

Mopio-Jane was invited by FINA to compete as a lone female swimmer for the Papua New Guinean squad in the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Swimming on the outside lane in heat six, Mopio-Jane put up a marvelous swim to hit the wall by nearly three tenths of a second (0.3) behind leader Rugilė Mileišytė of Lithuania, with a second-place time and lifetime best of 26.47; however, she finished outside the semifinal cut in forty-second overall.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane . . 12 January 2016 .
  2. Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123431/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/anna-liza-mopio-jane-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 6 December 2012.
  3. News: Swimmer Mopio-Jane retires . https://archive.today/20130416115141/http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20120228/sport02.htm . dead . 16 April 2013 . Post Courier Online (PNG) . 28 February 2012 . 6 December 2012 .
  4. Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 6 . . . 6 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821062506/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW010900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .