Imelda Ximenes Belo

Imelda Felicyta Ximenes Belo (born 24 October 1998) is a Timorese swimmer in freestyle and butterfly races.[1][2] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, representing East Timor.

Imelda Felicyta Ximenes Belo
Personal information
NationalityTimorese
Born (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998
Sport
CountryEast Timor
SportSwimming
Event(s)Women's 50m freestyle

Career

Ximenes began swimming at the age of 14 in her hometown of Baucau, when a group from FINA came to teach local children in a hotel pool. She has competed in Swimming World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019. In 2018 she became the first swimmer from Timor-Leste to compete at the Asian Games. She has yet to advance past the heats in international competition. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pools were closed and Ximenes instead swam in the sea until flooding outbreaks prevented this.[3]

References
  1. "Imelda Felicyta XIMENES BELO | Swimcloud". Swimcloud. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Imelda XIMENES BELO | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Swimming XIMENES BELO Imelda". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.


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