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Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane

Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane

Papua New Guinean swimmer

Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane (born 3 December 1986) is a Papua New Guinean swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1][2] She represented her nation Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, swimming in the 50 m freestyle. Before her retirement from competitive swimming career in 2012, Mopio-Jane trained for Chandler Swim Club in her current residence Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, under the tutelage of head coach Drew McGregor.[3]

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Mopio-Jane was invited by FINA to compete as a lone female swimmer for the Papua New Guinean squad in the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Swimming on the outside lane in heat six, Mopio-Jane put up a marvelous swim to hit the wall by nearly three tenths of a second (0.3) behind leader Rugilė Mileišytė of Lithuania, with a second-place time and lifetime best of 26.47; however, she finished outside the semifinal cut in forty-second overall.[4]


References

  1. [1]
    "Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane". Beijing 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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    "Swimmer Mopio-Jane retires". Post Courier Online (PNG). 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 6". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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