Joyce Feith Tafatatha (born April 18, 1998) is a Malawian athlete who specializes in swimming.Joyce Tafatatha - Swimming - Olympic Athlete | London 2012 Malawi's Joyce Tafatatha trains at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 20... She participated in the London 2012 Olympics for Malawi in the women's 50 m freestyle swimming event. She currently holds a number of swimming records in Malawi.Malawi Aquatic Union – National Records She recently moved to the Netherlands to further her swimming career after a brilliant showing at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in which she swam a Personal Best time of 27.74.Malawi’s Tafatatha wins in 50m swimming at London Olympics | Nyasa Times Malawi breaking news in Malawi
Personal life She began competing competitively when she was a student at Saint Andrew's International High School in Blantyre. She swam for Liyani Swimming Club based at the Saint Andrew's International High School, she competed at a national and international level for Malawi, she holds many Malawi national records. She stunned all when she broke 6 national records in the Malawi National Swimming Championships at Bishop Mackenzie International School in March 2012.
She later moved to the Netherlands to advance her swimming career.
Events
Cana Zone IV Swimming She won four medals at the Cana Swimming Games including two Gold medals and a Silver Medal at the Cana Zone IV Swimming Championships - Mozambique.Nation Online – Tafatatha wins 2 Cana golds
2012 Olympics She was 14 when she competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, making her and Aurelie Fanchette the two youngest competitors at the Games.
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