Michelle Weber (born 28 September 1996) is a South African swimmer. She competed in the women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] She finished 18th with a time of 1:59:05.0.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 September 1996 Vereeniging, South Africa |
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
In 2019, she competed in the women's 5 km and women's 10 km events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[3][4] In the 5 km event she finished in 32nd place and in the 10 km event she finished in 31st place.[3][4]
In June 2021, she qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
On 24 August 2022, she broke the South African ladies' record for swimming across the English Channel, which she did in a time of 10 hours and 21 minutes, shaving 8 minutes off of the previous record, held by Jeanne Pearson. [6]
References
edit- ^ "Michelle Weber". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Women's 5 km" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Women's 10 km" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Olasz books Tokyo 2020 place at Olympic marathon swim qualifier in Setubal". www.insidethegames.biz. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Michelle Weber breaks SA women's record for fastest English Channel crossing". www.dailymaverick.co.za. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
External links
edit- Michelle Weber at World Aquatics
- Michelle Weber at SwimRankings.net
- Michelle Weber at Olympics.com
- Michelle Weber at Olympedia
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