Madeleine Scerri Explained

Madeleine Scerri (born 11 August 1989) is an Australian swimmer of Maltese origin, who specialized in freestyle events. She participated for Malta in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After being a coach at a successful swimming club, she left and got married^[1] She represented Malta at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her fellow swimmer and teammate Ryan Gambin, who shared their same ancestral background. Scerri swam in the women's 100 m freestyle, and won in the first heat of her event, finishing 45th the overall.^[2] Although she failed to advance into the semi-finals, Scerri broke her personal and national record, with a time of 57.97 seconds.^[3]

External links

• • NBC Olympics Profile

Notes and References

1. Madeleine Scerri. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055307/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/madeleine-scerri-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 21 November 2012.
2. Web site: Swimming: Women's 100m Freestyle – Heat 1 . . 21 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821061742/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW011900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .
3. News: Beijing Olympics 2008: Madeleine Scerri wins heat, but fails to qualify – sets new national record. The Malta Independent. 14 August 2008. 21 November 2012.