Boipelo Makhothi (born 23 February 1986) is a

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Career

Mokhesi first competed for Lesotho at the 2007 World Championships in

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where he finished 89th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:32.14, 96th in the 50 metre backstroke in 40.72, 114th in the 100 metre breaststroke in 1:32.63, 121st in the 50 metre breaststroke in 41.91, 168th in the 50 metre freestyle in 32.29, 168th in the

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in 1:17.17, and with Thabiso Baholo, Lehlohonolo Moromella and Seele Benjamin Ntai finished 29th in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay in 5:42.96. At the 2008 Swimming World Cup event in

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, Makhothi finished 29th in the 50 metre freestyle in 32.34. The following year at the 2009 Swimming World Cup event in

, Makhothi finished 26th in the 100 metre breaststroke in 1:33.30, 26th in the 50 metre breaststroke in 42.91, 37th in the 50 metre freestyle in 33.14, 39th in the 100 metre freestyle in 1:15.69. and was disqualified in the 50 metre backstroke. At the

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, Mokhesi finished 27th in the 50 metre breaststroke in 45.64, 30th in the 100 metre breaststroke in 1:39.60, 47th in the

in 1:14.95 and 57th in the 50 metre freestyle in 32.50.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Makhothi, Boipelo 1986 births Living people Lesotho male swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Lesotho male freestyle swimmers Commonwealth Games competitors for Lesotho Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games