Malia Metella (born 23 February 1982 in Cayenne, French Guiana)[4] is a French Olympic freestyle swimmer from French Guiana. She swam for France at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 2004 in the women's 50 free.

Malia Metella
Metella in lane 4 at the French swimming championships
Personal information
Full nameMalia Metella
Nationality France
Born (1982-02-23) 23 February 1982 (age 42)
Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens[1] 50 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal[2] 100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai[3] 100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 4×100 freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 4×100 medley
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Dublin 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m medley
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara 4×100 m freestyle

She won her first senior titles at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2003 in Dublin, Ireland.

Her younger brother Mehdy Metella is also a world-class swimmer.

Achievements

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  • 21st 50 m freestyle (25.89)
  • 21st 100 m butterfly (1:01.91)
  • 1st 100 m freestyle (53.15)
  • 3rd 50 m freestyle (24.54)
  • 4th 100 m butterfly (58.42)
  • 1st 100 m freestyle (54.46)
  • 2nd 100 m butterfly (58.78)
  • 1st 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:40.67)
  • 1st 4×100 m medley relay (4:05.96)
  • 2nd 50 m freestyle (24.89)
  • 4th 100 m freestyle (54.50)
  • 5th 4×100 m free relay (3:40.23)
  • 1st 100 m freestyle (53.37)
  • 3rd 100 m butterfly (58.47)
  • 4th 50 m freestyle (24.71)
  • 4th 4×50 m free relay (1:39.68)
  • 5th 4×50 m medley relay (1:51.28)

References

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  1. ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
  2. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  4. ^ Metella's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2 August 2011.