Joanne Andraca
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 France |
| Born |
10 July 1988 Hyères, France |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Individual medley |
| Club | AC Hyères[1] |
| Coach | Annick de Susini (mother)[1] |
Joanne Andraca (born July 10, 1988 in Hyères) is a French swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events.[2] She is also the daughter of two-time Olympic swimmers Pierre Andraca and Annick de Susini (her personal coach).[3][1]
Andraca qualified for the women's 400 m individual medley at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by breaking a French record, clearing a FINA A-cut, and matching her time of 4:38.23 with Camille Muffat from the Olympic trials in Dunkirk.[4] She challenged seven other swimmers on the fifth and final heat, including top medal favorites Katinka Hosszú of Hungary, Hannah Miley of Great Britain, and Katie Hoff of the United States. Andraca rounded out the field to last place by nearly two seconds behind South Africa's Jessica Pengelly in 4:43.88. Andraca failed to advance into the final, as she placed twenty-third overall on the first day of preliminary heats.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "France Olympique Profile – Joanne Andraca" (in French). French Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Joanne Andraca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "Natation / Championnats de France Andraca et Muffat aux JO" [Swimming / French Olympic Champions Andraca and Muffat] (in French). L'Union Presse. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "French Olympic Trials: French Record in Women's 400 IM Falls". Swimming World Magazine. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 5". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 December 2012.