Malia Metella (born 23 February 1982 in Cayenne, French Guiana)Metella's entry
from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2 August 2011. is a French Olympic freestyle swimmer from

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. She swam for France at the

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and 2008 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 2004 in the women's 50 free. She won her first senior titles at the

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. Her younger brother Mehdy Metella is also a world-class swimmer.

Achievements

*2001: SC European Championships :* 21st 50 m freestyle (25.89) :* 21st 100 m butterfly (1:01.91) *2003: SC European Championships :*1st 100 m freestyle (53.15) :*3rd 50 m freestyle (24.54) :*4th 100 m butterfly (58.42) *2004: LC European Championships :*1st 100 m freestyle (54.46) :*2nd 100 m butterfly (58.78) :*1st 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:40.67) :*1st 4×100 m medley relay (4:05.96) *2004:

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:*2nd 50 m freestyle (24.89) :*4th 100 m freestyle (54.50) :*5th 4×100 m free relay (3:40.23) *2004: SC European Championships :*1st 100 m freestyle (53.37) :*3rd 100 m butterfly (58.47) :*4th 50 m freestyle (24.71) :*4th 4×50 m free relay (1:39.68) :*5th 4×50 m medley relay (1:51.28)

References

1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Cayenne French Guianan female swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics French female freestyle swimmers French female butterfly swimmers Olympic silver medalists for France French people of French Guianan descent World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Swimmers at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming 21st-century French sportswomen {{FrenchGuiana-bio-stub