Diane Etiennette

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]

Diane Etiennette
Personal information
Full nameAnouchka Diane Etiennette
National team Mauritius
Born (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988
Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubThe Dolphins of Quatre Bornes

Etiennette is a member of The Dolphins of Quatre Bornes, a local swimming club in Mauritius.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diane Etiennette". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. McGowan, Marc (31 May 2007). "Diane floats island flavour". Star News Group (Berwick). Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. "Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Women's 50 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: Inky Sizzles in World Best 24.66, Joyce Next in PR 25.06, Jenny Thompson Makes It Too". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. "Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 5". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
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