Magdalena Moshi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Magdalena Ruth Alex Moshi |
| National team |
 TAN |
| Born | November 30, 1990 |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Coach | Jill Doyle |
Magdalena Ruth Moshi (born 30 November 1990) is a Tanzanian swimmer.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metre freestyle, finishing in 45th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals. She competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 50m freestyle event,[2] being ranked 67th of 91 competitors, with a time of 29.44s.
Personal life
Moshi moved to Adelaide in South Australia in 2010 to study Health Sciences at Adelaide University and was studying to complete a PhD in Medicine at the same time as preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games.[2] She hopes to return to Tanzania to work in physiology or public health.[3]
References
- ↑ London2012.com
- 1 2 Spencer, Sarah (5 July 2016). "Coach Jill Doyle instrumental in helping Magdalena Moshi reach the 2016 Olympics to swim for Tanzania". Leader Messenger. News Corp. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ Osborne, Ben (Summer 2013). "Magdalena's Olympic odyssey". Lumen. University of Adelaide. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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