Jakie Kim Wellman (also ''Matana Wellman'', born July 22, 1988) is a Zambian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She is a high school graduate of
Kelly College
Kelly College was a coeducational independent school in the English public school tradition situated in the outskirts of Tavistock, Devon, with around 350 students ranging from ages 3 to 18. There was an associated preparatory school for pri ...
in
Devon, England, and a member of the swimming team for the
Missouri State Bears
The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University). Missouri State's athletics programs date back to 1908. Missouri State competes in the NCAA Div ...
, while attending the
Missouri State University
Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, it is the state's second largest university by enr ...
in
Springfield, Missouri,
United States.
Wellman qualified for the
women's 50 m freestyle, as a 16-year-old, at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 28.39. Swimming in heat four, she raced to fourth place by 0.13 of a second behind Aruba's
Roshendra Vrolijk in 28.56. Wellman failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fiftieth overall out of 75 swimmers on the last day of preliminaries.
References
External links
Player Bio – Missouri State Bears
1988 births
Living people
Olympic swimmers for Zambia
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games competitors for Zambia
Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Zambian female freestyle swimmers
Missouri State Lady Bears swimmers
Sportspeople from Lusaka
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