Ruele first local swimmer to qualify for Olympics

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Botswana's swimming sensation, Naomi Ruele with her mother

United States of America (USA) based swimmer, Naomi Ruele has become only the second woman to represent Botswana at Olympics as she qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games over the weekend.

The rising swimmer’s time of 26:07 was enough to book her a berth at the Olympics. Former world 400m champion, Amantle Montsho is the only other woman to make it to the Olympics.

Last week Thursday, Ruele posted a time of 22:68 in the 50 free preliminaries, placing her 41st. Ruele was making her first appearance in the USA colleges championships. Ruele’s time of 22:68 was the fourth-fastest time of her collegiate career.

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Ruele first local swimmer to qualify for Olympics

United States of America (USA) based swimmer, Naomi Ruele has become only the second woman to represent Botswana at Olympics as she qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games over the weekend.

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