| Ngozi Monu | |
| Caption: | Ngozi Monu Beijing, China |
| Fullname: | Ngozi Rosalin Monu |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | New York City Hydras (NYCH) |
| Birth Date: | 1981 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Weight: | 154lb |
Ngozi Rosalin Monu (born 7 January 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria)[1] is a Nigerian swimmer. Monu is the most prolific female swimmer from Nigeria. She focuses on the 50m & 100m freestyle event. Her inaugural Olympiads was at the 2000 Sidney Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Uche Monu, her younger sister, is also a swimmer who represents Nigeria in the Backstroke and freestyle events.
See also: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle.
Monu's inaugural Olympiad was the 2000 Sidney Summer Olympics at the age of 19. She won her heat in the women's 50 metre freestyle with a time of 28.20s, but she was ranked 57th out of 92 medal competitors.
See also: 2007 World Aquatics Championships. At the World Aquatics Championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monu participated in the 50m with a time of 28.89 ranked 83rd,[2] 100m freestyle with a time of 1.01.88 ranked 84th. And also Anchored the Nigerian team in the 400m freestyle and medley relays.
See also: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle.
In Beijing Monu represented Nigeria for the second time participating in the same event. She finished 6th in her Heat with a time of 27.39 which was short of advancing to the next stage. However it is one of the fastest times by a Nigerian woman in the event.