Diane Etiennette
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anouchka Diane Etiennette |
| Nationality | Mauritian |
| Born | 23 April 1988 |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Mauritius |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event(s) | Freestyle |
| Club | The Dolphins of Quatre Bornes (MRI) |
Diane Etiennette (born April 23, 1988) is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Mauritius, specialized in freestyle events.[1] Etiennette started swimming at the age of seven, and made her international debut in 2003, at a local swimming tournament in Mauritius.[2] At age sixteen, she first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished fifty-eighth overall in the women's 50 m freestyle, with a time of 30.00 seconds. At her second Olympics in Beijing, Etiennette made an impressive result in the women's 50 m freestyle, and finished in the fifth heat within less than thirty seconds. However, she failed to advance into the semi-finals, placing sixty-third in the overall standings for the heats.[3]
Etiennette is a member of The Dolphins of Quatre Bornes, a local swimming club in Mauritius.
References
- ↑ "Diane Etiennette". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ McGowan, Marc (31 May 2007). "Diane floats island flavour". Star News Group (Berwick). Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 5". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 November 2012.