| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eva Donde |
| National team |  Kenya |
| Born | 17 October 1989 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Otter Club[1] |
| Coach | Whitney Pragassa[1] |
Eva Donde (born October 17, 1989) is a Kenyan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[2] She held Kenyan records in long and short course 50 m freestyle, until they were both broken by Achieng Ajulu-Bushell in 2009.[3] Donde is also a member of Otter Club, and is trained by her longtime coach Whitney Pragassa.[1]
Donde qualified for the women's 50 m freestyle, as a 14-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 29.83.[4] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including 13-year-old Tojohanitra Andriamanjatoarimanana of Madagascar. She posted a lifetime best of 29.47 to take a third seed by 0.14 of a second behind winner Ermelinda Zamba of Mozambique. Donde failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fifty-seventh overall out of 75 swimmers on the last day of preliminaries.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Kenya: Swimming: Easy cruise for Olympic bound Donde". East African Standard. AllAfrica.com. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eva Donde". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Kenya Swimming Federation – Short Course Records (Freestyle)" (PDF). Kenya Swimming Federation. p. 2. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ 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 February 4, 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.