Malia Metella

Malia Metella (born 23 February 1982 in Cayenne, French Guiana)^[4] is a French Olympic freestyle swimmer from French Guiana. She swam for France at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 2004 in the women's 50 free.

Malia Metella

Metella in lane 4 at the French swimming championships
Personal information
Full name	Malia Metella
Nationality	France
Born	(1982-02-23) 23 February 1982 (age 43) Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens[1] 50 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2005 Montreal[2] 100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2006 Shanghai[3] 100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2004 Madrid 100 m freestyle 2004 Madrid 4×100 freestyle 2004 Madrid 4×100 medley 2004 Madrid 100 m butterfly 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2003 Dublin 100 m freestyle 2004 Vienna 100 m freestyle 2003 Dublin 50 m freestyle 2004 Vienna 100 m butterfly 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m medley Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis 100 m butterfly 2009 Pescara 50 m freestyle 2009 Pescara 4×100 m freestyle

She won her first senior titles at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2003 in Dublin, Ireland.

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: Olympic Games

• 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)