Rita Zeqiri (born 8 December 1995) is a Kosovan

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

. She currently works for STEP swimming center as a trainer. She also is the sister of olympian Eda Zeqiri, who represented Kosovo in the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo.

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* 1995 births Living people Kosovan female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Kosovo Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Female backstroke swimmers {{Kosovo-swimming-bio-stub