Donnie Defreitas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 St. Vincent |
| Born |
10 June 1985 Havana, Cuba |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Donnie Defreitas (born June 10, 1985 in Havana, Cuba) is a retired Saint Vincent and the Grenadines swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Defreitas qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, without having an entry time.[2] He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including 16-year-old Emile Rony Bakale of Congo. He posted a lifetime best of 27.72 to earn a fourth spot by a 2.65-second margin behind winner Bakale. Defreitas failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-fourth overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Donnie Defreitas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). "Men’s 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "T&T swimmer cops a bronze in Athens". Grenadian Connection. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2013.