Ngozi Monu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ngozi Rosalin Monu |
| Nationality |  Nigeria |
| Born | 7 January 1981 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | New York City Hydras (NYCH) |
Ngozi Rosalin Monu (born 7 January 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria)[1] is a Nigerian swimmer. Monu is the most prolific female swimmer from Nigeria. She focuses on the 50m & 100m freestyle event. Her inaugural Olympiads was at the 2000 Sidney Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. , her younger sister, is also a swimmer who represents Nigeria in the Backstroke and freestyle events.
2000 Summer Olympics[]
Monu's inaugural Olympiad was the [[2000 Summer Olympics[2000 Sidney Summer Olympics]]] at the age of 19. She won her heat in the women's 50 metre freestyle with a time of 28.20s, but she was ranked 57th out of 92 medal competitors.
2007 World Aquatics championships[]
At the World Aquatics Championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monu participated in the 50m with a time of 28.89 ranked 83rd,[2] 100m freestyle with a time of 1.01.88 ranked 84th. And also Anchored the Nigerian team in the 400m freestyle and medley relays.
2008 Summer Olympics[]
In Beijing Monu represented Nigeria for the second time participating in the same event. She finished 6th in her Heat with a time of 27.39 which was short of advancing to the next stage. However it is one of the fastest times by a Nigerian woman in the event.
References[]
- ^ Monu's entry at www.sport-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ - 2007 Worlds Women's 50m Free results Archived 18 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- Living people
- 1981 births
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- Nigerian female swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Nigeria
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in swimming
- Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games