Eva Donde
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eva Donde |
| National team |
 Kenya |
| Born | 17 October 1989 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Otter Club[1] |
| Coach | Whitney Pragassa[1] |
Eva Donde (born October 17, 1989) is a Kenyan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[2] She held Kenyan records in long and short course 50 m freestyle, until they were both broken by Achieng Ajulu-Bushell in 2009.[3] Donde is also a member of Otter Club, and is trained by her longtime coach Whitney Pragassa.[1]
Donde qualified for the women's 50 m freestyle, as a 14-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 29.83.[4] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including 13-year-old Tojohanitra Andriamanjatoarimanana of Madagascar. She posted a lifetime best of 29.47 to take a third seed by 0.14 of a second behind winner Ermelinda Zamba of Mozambique. Donde failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fifty-seventh overall out of 75 swimmers on the last day of preliminaries.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Kenya: Swimming: Easy cruise for Olympic bound Donde". East African Standard (AllAfrica.com). 7 June 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Eva Donde". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Kenya Swimming Federation – Short Course Records (Freestyle)" (PDF). Kenya Swimming Federation. p. 2. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Women's 50 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: Inky Sizzles in World Best 24.66, Joyce Next in PR 25.06, Jenny Thompson Makes It Too". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.