Nathalie Lee Baw (born April 9, 1985) is a Mauritian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Lee Baw competed for Mauritius, as a 15-year-old, in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 1:03.15.[2] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including fellow 15-year-old Maria Awori of Kenya. Coming from fifth at the final turn, Lee Baw edged out Uganda's Supra Singhal on the final stretch to pick up a fourth seed in 1:06.67. Lee Baw failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fiftieth overall in the prelims.[3][4][5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nathalie Lee Baw |
| National team |  Mauritius |
| Born | 9 April 1985 |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nathalie Lee Baw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 100m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Results from Swimming – Day 5 Prelims". Sydney 2000. Canoe.ca. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
External links
edit- Nathalie Lee Baw at World Aquatics
- Nathalie Lee Baw at Olympedia
- Nathalie Lee Baw at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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