Malique Williams
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Malique Williams |
National team | ![]() |
Born | 13 August 1988 |
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Malique Williams (born August 13, 1988) is an Antiguan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Williams qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle, as a 15-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 34.04.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including 37-year-old Mamadou Ouedraogo of Burkina Faso. He posted a lifetime best of 32.86 to secure seventh spot over Malawi's Yona Walesi by a 1.15-second margin. Williams failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed eighty-second overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malique Williams". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). "Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.