Madeleine Scerri
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Madeleine Scerri |
| National team |  Malta |
| Born | 11 August 1989 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Madeleine Scerri (born 11 August 1989) is an Australian swimmer of Maltese origin, who specialized in freestyle events. She participated for Malta in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After being a coach at a successful swimming club, she left and got married[1] She represented Malta at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her fellow swimmer and teammate Ryan Gambin, who shared their same ancestral background. Scerri swam in the women's 100 m freestyle, and won in the first heat of her event, finishing 45th the overall.[2] Although she failed to advance into the semi-finals, Scerri broke her personal and national record, with a time of 57.97 seconds.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Madeleine Scerri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Swimming: Women's 100m Freestyle – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Beijing Olympics 2008: Madeleine Scerri wins heat, but fails to qualify – sets new national record". The Malta Independent. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
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