Antoinette Guedia
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Antoinette Guedia
Antoinette Guedia, born October 21, 1995,[1] is a Cameroonian swimmer.
She began swimming in 2003, at the age of 8, and became national champion in the women's 100 metre breaststroke category in 2006.[2]
Guedia represented Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was, at the age of 12, the youngest athlete of any nationality at the Games.[3] Competing in the 50 metre freestyle, she finished fourth in her heat with a time of 33.59 seconds. She had trained in a 22 metre pool in a hotel in Cameroon.[4][5]
References
- ^ Biography on the official website of the 2008 Olympics
- ^ "Le météore des bassins", Le Jour
- ^ "Older rivals, bigger pool for 12-year-old Cameroonian", Reuters, August 13, 2008
- ^ "Beijing's youngest is leader of the laggards", Reuters, August 15, 2008
- ^ "Youngest Olympian makes wide-eyed debut", Agence France-Presse, August 15, 2008
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