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.
Afoa was born in 1998 in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] She attended Brisbane State High School.
Afoa represented Samoa at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, competing in the 50m and 100 metre backstroke events.[2]
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]
She represented Samoa at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, racing in the 50m and 100 metre backstroke.[4]
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]