Ammara Pinto

Ammara Pinto
Personal information
Born	September 14, 1997 (age 27); Blantyre, Malawi
Sport
Sport	Swimming

Ammara Pinto (born 14 September 1997) is a Malawian swimmer. She has represented Malawi at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships.

Early life

Pinto was born on 14 September 1997 in Blantyre.^[1] Her sister Zahra Pinto is also an Olympic swimmer and represented Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2] She attended Saint Andrews International High School, which was also the alma mater of swimmer Joyce Tafatatha.^[3]

Pinto competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 50 metre freestyle event. Her time of 30.32 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.^[4]^[5]

Pinto represented Malawi at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She placed 73rd in the 50 metre freestyle event with a time of 30.59 seconds and placed last in the 100 metre backstroke event with a time of 1:20.95.^[6]^[7] Her coach attributed her last-place finish to stress caused by the high level of competition.^[8]

In 2019, she represented Malawi at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.^[9] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre backstroke events. She placed 81st in the former event with a time of 29.98 seconds and 61st in the latter with a time of 1:16.68.^[10]^[11]

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