Malia Metella

Malia Metella (born 23 February 1982 in Cayenne, French Guiana)^[4] is a French Olympic freestyle swimmer from French Guiana. She swam for France at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 2004 in the women's 50 free.

FullnameMalia Metella

Nationality France

Born (1982-02-23) 23 February 1982 (age 44)

Cayenne, French Guiana, France

Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

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Malia Metella

Metella in lane 4 at the French swimming championships
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Full name	Malia Metella
Nationality	France
Born	(1982-02-23) 23 February 1982 (age 44) Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens[1] 50 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2005 Montreal[2] 100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2006 Shanghai[3] 100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2004 Madrid 100 m freestyle 2004 Madrid 4×100 freestyle 2004 Madrid 4×100 medley 2004 Madrid 100 m butterfly 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2003 Dublin 100 m freestyle 2004 Vienna 100 m freestyle 2003 Dublin 50 m freestyle 2004 Vienna 100 m butterfly 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m medley Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis 100 m butterfly 2009 Pescara 50 m freestyle 2009 Pescara 4×100 m freestyle

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She won her first senior titles at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2003 in Dublin, Ireland.

Her younger brother Mehdy Metella is also a world-class swimmer.