Nayana Shakya
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Nationality |
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Born |
Kathmandu, Nepal | 10 May 1982
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Breaststroke |
Nayana Shakya (Nepali: नयना शाक्य) (born May 10, 1982 in Kathmandu, Nepal) is a retired[1] Nepalese swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[2] Shakya qualified for the women's 100 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:34.99.[3] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including Bolivia's Katerine Moreno, who competed at her third Olympics since 1988. She posted a lifetime best of 1:32.92 to edge out Rwanda's Pamela Girimbabazi for a seventh seed by nearly 18 seconds. Shakya failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed forty-seventh overall in the preliminaries.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Nayana Shakya retires from swimming". República. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ↑ "Nayana Shakya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women’s 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.