Diane Etiennette Explained

Diane Etiennette
Fullname:Anouchka Diane Etiennette
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:The Dolphins of Quatre Bornes
Birth Date:23 April 1988
Birth Place:Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
Height:1.75m (05.74feet)
Weight:650NaN0
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Anouchka Diane Etiennette (born April 23, 1988) is a Mauritian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Etiennette started swimming at the age of seven, and made her international debut in 2003, at a local swimming tournament in Mauritius.[2] At age sixteen, Etiennette first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished fifty-eighth overall in the women's 50 m freestyle with a time of 30.00 seconds.[3] [4] On her second Olympic appearance in Beijing 2008, Etiennette made an impressive result in the women's 50 m freestyle, and finished in the fifth heat within less than thirty seconds. However, she failed to advance into the semi-finals, placing sixty-third in the overall standings for the heats.[5]

Etiennette is a member of The Dolphins of Quatre Bornes, a local swimming club in Mauritius.

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Notes and References

  1. Diane Etiennette. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080727/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/et/diane-etiennette-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 21 November 2012.
  2. News: McGowan, Marc. Diane floats island flavour. Star News Group (Berwick). 31 May 2007. 21 November 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20121231061035/http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/news/berwick/93/story/43219.html. 31 December 2012.
  3. Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 3. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  4. News: Thomas . Stephen . Women's 50 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: Inky Sizzles in World Best 24.66, Joyce Next in PR 25.06, Jenny Thompson Makes It Too . . 20 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204111631/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7915.asp . 4 February 2012 .
  5. Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 5 . NBC Olympics . 21 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821061742/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW011900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .

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