Joyce Tafatatha
Malawian swimmer
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Joyce Feith Tafatatha (born April 18, 1998) is a Malawian athlete who specializes in swimming.[1][2] She participated in the London 2012 Olympics for Malawi in the women's 50 m freestyle swimming event.[3] She currently holds a number of swimming records in Malawi.[4] She recently moved to the Netherlands to further her swimming career after a brilliant showing at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in which she swam a Personal Best time of 27.74.[5]
Personal life
She began competing competitively when she was a student at Saint Andrew's International High School in Blantyre.[6] She swam for Liyani Swimming Club based at the Saint Andrew's International High School, she competed at a national and international level for Malawi, she holds many Malawi national records. She stunned all when she broke 6 national records in the Malawi National Swimming Championships at Bishop Mackenzie International School in March 2012.
She later moved to the Netherlands to advance her swimming career.[citation needed]
Events
Cana Zone IV Swimming
She won four medals at the Cana Swimming Games including two Gold medals and a Silver Medal at the Cana Zone IV Swimming Championships - Mozambique.[7]
2012 Olympics
She was 14 when she competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, making her and Aurelie Fanchette the two youngest competitors at the Games.[8]