Alisa Yuzy Khaleyeva ( az, Alisa Yuzy Xalıyeva; born September 26, 1978) is an Azerbaijani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Khaleyeva competed for

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in the women's 50 m freestyle at the

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. She received a ticket from

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, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 28.00. She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Nigeria's top favorite

Ngozi Monu Ngozi Rosalin Monu (born 7 January 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 millio ...

and Aruba's 15-year-old teen

Roshendra Vrolijk Roshendra Julienne Mercedes Vrolijk (born November 3, 1984) is an Aruban former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She is one of Aruba's first Olympic swimmers, alongside Davy Bisslik, and also a two-time Olympian (2000 and 200 ...

. Entering the race with a fastest-seeded time, Khaleyeva scorched the field effortlessly with a powerful pace, but fell short to third seed in 28.79, almost six-tenths of a second (0.60) behind the leader Monu. Khaleyeva failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fifty-ninth overall out of 74 swimmers in the prelims.

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