Diane Etiennette
Mauritian swimmer
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Anouchka Diane Etiennette (born April 23, 1988) is a Mauritian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Etiennette started swimming at the age of seven, and made her international debut in 2003, at a local swimming tournament in Mauritius.[2] At age sixteen, Etiennette first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished fifty-eighth overall in the women's 50 m freestyle with a time of 30.00 seconds.[3][4] On her second Olympic appearance in Beijing 2008, Etiennette made an impressive result in the women's 50 m freestyle, and finished in the fifth heat within less than thirty seconds. However, she failed to advance into the semi-finals, placing sixty-third in the overall standings for the heats.[5]
Mauritius| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anouchka Diane Etiennette |
| National team | Mauritius |
| Born | 23 April 1988 Quatre Bornes, Mauritius |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | The Dolphins of Quatre Bornes |
Etiennette is a member of The Dolphins of Quatre Bornes, a local swimming club in Mauritius.
