Nathalie Lee Baw (born April 9, 1985) is a Mauritian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Lee Baw competed for

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

, as a 15-year-old, in the women's 100 m freestyle at the

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in Sydney. She received a ticket from

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, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 1:03.15. She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including fellow 15-year-old

Maria Awori Maria Awori (born November 8, 1984) is a Kenyan former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Awori competed for Kenya, as a 15-year-old teen, in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a tic ...

of Kenya. Coming from fifth at the final turn, Lee Baw edged out Uganda's Supra Singhal on the final stretch to pick up a fourth seed in 1:06.67. Lee Baw failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fiftieth overall in the prelims.

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* 1985 births Living people Mauritian female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Mauritius Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Mauritius Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Mauritian female freestyle swimmers Mauritian people of Chinese descent {{Mauritius-swimming-bio-stub