Ximene Gomes (born 8 September 1989) is a Mozambican swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She represented her nation

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

at the

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, finishing among the top 60 swimmers in the women's 50 m freestyle. Gomes was invited by

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to compete as a lone female Mozambican swimmer in the 50 m freestyle at the

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. Swimming as the fastest entrant in heat four, Gomes exploded off the blocks and came up with a magnificent effort to the top of the field in a scorching time and lifetime best of 28.15. Gomes' astonishing feat from the prelims was not enough to put her through to the semifinals, sharing a tie with Albania's

Rovena Marku Rovena Marku (born 21 May 1987 in Shkodër) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern ...

for the fifty-eighth overall position.

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Maputo Mozambican people of Portuguese descent Commonwealth Games competitors for Mozambique Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Olympic swimmers for Mozambique Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mozambican female freestyle swimmers {{Mozambique-swimming-bio-stub