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| Maya
DIRADO |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 05 Apr 1993
in San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Height | 1.76 m |
| Weight | 64 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Stanford, CA, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Stanford Swimming: United States |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Engineering, Finance, Science - Stanford University: United States |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Baking. (usaswimming.org, 07 Jul 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was encouraged to try swimming because she was good at synchronised swimming. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age six. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"When I get up on the block, there's nothing I can do anymore. I just shut off my brain and let it happen." (sfexaminer.com, 30 Apr 2012) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
She retired from competitive swimming following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to focus on a career in a management consultancy office. (ONS, 14 Aug 2016)
NAME
Her first name is Madeline but her sister could not pronounce it properly so people then started to call her Maya. (usaswimming.org, 07 Jul 2013) |
Awards and honours |
She was named the 2014 Breakout Performer of the Year at the Golden Goggles Awards in the United States of America. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 24 Nov 2014) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:31.15 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.79 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Backstroke |
2:05.99 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:43.03 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Individual Medley |
4:31.71 |
| 4 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.99 |
| Semifinal |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Butterfly |
2:08.28 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
400m Individual Medley |
4:32.70 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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