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.

Personal life

Afoa was born in 1998 in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] She attended Brisbane State High School.

Swimming career

2013

Afoa represented Samoa at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, competing in the 50m and 100 metre backstroke events.[2]

2014

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]

2015

She represented Samoa at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, racing in the 50m and 100 metre backstroke.[4]

2016

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Evelina Afoa Profile".
  2. "Bio - AFOA Evelina - NBC Olympics". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  3. "Evelina AFOA - CollegeSwimming".
  4. "Oceania Contingent Shares Experiences from World Championships (Video)". 21 August 2015.
  5. "Swimming success for Samoa".
  6. "AFOA Evelina". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
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