Alice Shrestha
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alice Shrestha |
| National team |
 Nepal |
| Born | 4 September 1985 |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
Alice Shrestha (Nepali: एलिश श्रेष्ठ; born September 4, 1985) is a Nepalese swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Shrestha qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 1:15.49.[2] He participated in heat one against three other swimmers Eric Williams of Nigeria, Chisela Kanchela of Zambia, and Amar Shah of Kenya. He rounded out a small field of four with a time of 1:12.25, setting a new national record.[3] Shrestha failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-ninth overall out of 60 swimmers on the first day of preliminaries.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Alice Shrestha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ http://nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=537#.UpilmdLCV8E
- ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Whitten, Phillip (14 August 2004). "Prelims, Men's 100 Breaststroke: Kitajima, Hansen Qualify One-Two; Japanese Sets Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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