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Evelina Afoa
Evelina Afoa (born 13 September 1998) is a Samoan swimmer, who represented Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She holds several List of Samoan records in swimming, Samoan records in swimming. Personal life Afoa was born in 1998 in Wellington, New Zealand. She attended Brisbane State High School. Swimming career 2013 Afoa represented Samoa at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, competing in the Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke, 50m and Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke, 100 metre backstroke events. 2014 She competed for Samoa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, racing in the Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle, 50 metre freestyle, the Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke, 50m and Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke, 100 metre backstroke, and the Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
