Evelina Afoa Explained

Birth Date:13 September 1998
Birth Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Strokes:Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle

Evelina Afoa (born 13 September 1998) is a Samoan swimmer, who represented Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She holds several Samoan records in swimming.

Personal life

Afoa was born in 1998 in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] She attended Brisbane State High School.

Swimming career

2013

Afoa represented Samoa at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, competing in the 50m and 100 metre backstroke events.[2]

2014

She competed for Samoa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, racing in the 50 metre freestyle, the 50m and 100 metre backstroke, and the 50 metre butterfly.[1]

At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Afoa competed in the 50m freestyle, the 50m and 100m backstroke, and the 50 metre butterfly.[3]

2015

She represented Samoa at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, racing in the 50m and 100 metre backstroke.[4]

2016

Afoa raced at the 2016 Oceania Swimming Championships.[5]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, racing in a heat of the 100 metre backstroke.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Evelina Afoa Profile.
  2. Web site: Bio - AFOA Evelina - NBC Olympics. 2016-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919182754/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=afoa-evelina-1235570/index.html?intcmp=athletes-hub. 2016-09-19. dead.
  3. Web site: Evelina AFOA - CollegeSwimming.
  4. Web site: Oceania Contingent Shares Experiences from World Championships (Video). 21 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Swimming success for Samoa.
  6. Web site: AFOA Evelina . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826105717/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/evelina-afoa . 2016-08-26 .