Joyce Feith Tafatatha (born April 18, 1998) is a Malawian athlete who specializes in swimming.[1][2] She participated in the London 2012 Olympics for Malawi in the women's 50 m freestyle swimming event.[3] She currently holds a number of swimming records in Malawi.[4] She recently moved to the Netherlands to further her swimming career after a brilliant showing at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in which she swam a Personal Best time of 27.74.[5]
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| Born | April 18, 1998 |
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| Sport | Swimming |
Personal life
editShe began competing competitively when she was a student at Saint Andrew's International High School in Blantyre.[6] She swam for Liyani Swimming Club based at the Saint Andrew's International High School, she competed at a national and international level for Malawi, she holds many Malawi national records. She stunned all when she broke 6 national records in the Malawi National Swimming Championships at Bishop Mackenzie International School in March 2012.
She later moved to the Netherlands to advance her swimming career.[citation needed]
Events
editCana Zone IV Swimming
editShe won four medals at the Cana Swimming Games including two Gold medals and a Silver Medal at the Cana Zone IV Swimming Championships - Mozambique.[7]
2012 Olympics
editShe was 14 when she competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, making her and Aurelie Fanchette the two youngest competitors at the Games.[8]
References
edit- ↑ Joyce Tafatatha - Swimming - Olympic Athlete | London 2012 Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Malawi's Joyce Tafatatha trains at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 20...
- ↑ "Malawi Olympic team gets into action Friday". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ Malawi Aquatic Union – National Records Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Malawi’s Tafatatha wins in 50m swimming at London Olympics | Nyasa Times Malawi breaking news in Malawi Deprecated link archived 2013-01-30 at archive.today
- ↑ "Malawi's Tafatatha wins in 50m swimming at London Olympics". www.nyasatimes.com. 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
- ↑ Nation Online – Tafatatha wins 2 Cana golds
- ↑ "Young Olympians from Malawi and Seychelles Make Splash – Sonny Side of Sports". Archived from the original on August 4, 2012.