Malia Metella

Malia Metella

File:Mtp Chp Fr Natation 24042009 100mF depart.JPG Metella in lane 4 at the French swimming championships
Personal information
Full name	Malia Metella
Nationality	France
Born	(1982-02-23) 23 February 1982 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Medal record Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 50 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai 100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 100 m freestyle Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 4×100 freestyle Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 4×100 medley Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 100 m butterfly Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 100 m freestyle Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 100 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 2003 Dublin 50 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 100 m butterfly Bronze medal – third place 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m medley Mediterranean Games Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis 100 m butterfly Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 50 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara 4×100 m freestyle

Malia Metella (born 23 February 1982 in Cayenne, French Guiana) 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.

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)