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| Rebecca
KPOSSI |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Togo
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 25 Jan 1999
in Lomé, TOG |
| Height | 1.58 m |
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General Interest |
Injuries |
She was unable to compete at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, due to suffering from malaria. She was kept in hospital for three days and released on the day of her heat at the event. (alome.com, 08 Aug 2013) |
Hero / Idol |
French swimmer Camille Muffat. (golfenews.info, 27 Jul 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age two under the guidance of her father Komi Kpossi. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, French |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Becky, The Mermaid (Facebook profile, 10 Jul 2017; golfenews.info, 06 Jul 2016) |
Other information |
SCHOLARSHIP
In 2017 she was one of 36 swimmers from across the world to receive an International Swimming Federation [FINA] Scholarship, which was designed to help the athletes to qualify and participate at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The scholarship also presented the athletes with the option to train at FINA-approved training centres in Thailand, the United States of America or Senegal. (fina.org, 01 Mar 2017) |
Awards and honours |
She was the flag bearer for Togo at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (olympic.org, 21 Aug 2016)
She was nominated for Best Hope at the 2012 Africa Top Sports Awards. (modernghana.com, 16 Mar 2013) |
Milestones |
She became the first athlete to represent Togo in swimming at the Olympic Games when she competed in the 50m freestyle at the 2012 Games in London. She was also the youngest athlete across all sports to compete at the Games at age 13 years and 191 days. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Jul 2016; theguardian.com, 03 Aug 2012) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
50m Freestyle |
33.44 |
| Heats |
2012 |
London, ENG |
50m Freestyle |
37.55 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
32.26 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
34.46 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Freestyle |
DNS |
| Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
55.17 |
| Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
44.60 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Freestyle |
DNS |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Butterfly |
43.00 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Freestyle |
DSQ |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Individual Medley |
DSQ |
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