Xenia Peni
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Papua New Guinea| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Xenia Peni |
| National team | Papua New Guinea |
| Born | 28 February 1983 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
Xenia Peni (born February 28, 1983) is a Papua New Guinean former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Peni represented Papua New Guinea, as a 17-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she became the nation's first female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[2]
Peni competed only in the women's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 1:18.58.[3][4] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including Bolivia's 26-year-old Katerine Moreno and Angola's Nádia Cruz, who competed in her fourth Olympic Games at age 25. She trailed behind Cruz in a spirited challenge by five-hundredths of a second (0.05) to round out the field in 1:19.62. Peni failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-ninth overall in the prelims.[5][6]
