Malique Williams Explained

Malique Williams
Fullname:Malique Williams
National Team: Antigua and Barbuda
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:13 August 1988
Height:1.550NaN0
Weight:490NaN0
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Malique Williams (born August 13, 1988) is an Antiguan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Williams qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle, as a 15-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 34.04.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including 37-year-old Mamadou Ouedraogo of Burkina Faso. He posted a lifetime best of 32.86 to secure seventh spot over Malawi's Yona Walesi by a 1.15-second margin. Williams failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed eighty-second overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Malique Williams. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051654/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/malique-williams-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 8 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 24 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 2. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  4. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out . . 19 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204025/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp . 29 October 2013 .