Nationality Mozambique Event(s) Freestyle Sport Swimming | Weight 58 kg (128 lb) Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Name Ximene Gomes | |
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Born 8 September 1989 (age 34) ( 1989-09-08 ) Maputo, Mozambique Team Grupo Desportivo de Maputo (MOZ) | ||
Ximene Gomes (born September 8, 1989) is a Mozambican swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She represented her nation Mozambique at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing among the top 60 swimmers in the women's 50 m freestyle.
Gomes was invited by FINA to compete as a lone female Mozambican swimmer in the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Swimming as the fastest entrant in heat four, Gomes exploded off the blocks and came up with a magnificent effort to the top of the field in a scorching time and lifetime best of 28.15. Gomes' astonishing feat from the prelims was not enough to put her through to the semifinals, sharing a tie with Albania's Rovena Marku for the fifty-eighth overall position.
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