Tanya Anacleto Explained

Tanya Anacleto
Fullname:Tânia Anacleto Gregório
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:1 May 1976
Birth Place:Beira, Mozambique
Death Place:Maputo, Mozambique
Height:1.650NaN0
Weight:590NaN0
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Tânia Anacleto Gregório (also known as Tanya Anacleto, 1 May 19769 February 2003) was a Mozambican former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She represented Mozambique at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also held numerous national records in a sprint freestyle double (both 50 and 100 m).[2]

Anacleto competed only in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 29.48.[3] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Nigeria's top favorite Ngozi Monu and Aruba's 15-year-old teen Roshendra Vrolijk. Diving in with a fastest reaction of 0.64 seconds, Anacleto scorched the field effortlessly to hit the wall with a second-fastest time and a Mozambican record of 28.78. Anacleto failed to advance into the semifinals, as she was placed 58th overall out of 74 swimmers in the prelims.[4] [5] [6]

On 9 February 2003 Anacleto and her husband Reginaldo Correia were killed instantly in a road accident after their car crashed into the tree across the Mozambican countryside.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Tanya Anacleto. https://web.archive.org/web/20190714030231/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/tanya-anacleto-1.html. dead. 14 July 2019. 25 June 2013.
  2. News: After deluge Moz wants success. News24. 15 September 2000. 24 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 14 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 3 . . . . 164 . 14 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  5. Web site: Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 50m Freestyle). https://archive.today/20130615050120/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesResults/sep22.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 14 June 2013.
  6. News: Atletas de Natação fora da Competição Sidney 2000. Swimmers are out of the competition in Sydney 2000. Portuguese. Mozambique Online. 25 September 2000. 13 June 2013.
  7. News: Melhor nadadora moçambicana morre em acidente de viação. Mozambican best swimmer dies in road accident. Portuguese. Notícias Lusófonas. 9 February 2003. 25 June 2013.
  8. News: Ernesto. Nelson. Família da natação homenageia Tânia Anacleto. Swimming family honors Tania Anacleto. Portuguese. Notícias Lusófonas. 9 February 2003. 25 June 2013.

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