Kpossi's debut at an international swimming competition was at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, where she competed in both the 50 metre butterfly and 50 metre freestyle.[3][4] In the 50 metre butterfly event, she finished last in her heat in a time of 55.17 seconds, around 25 seconds slower than the heat winner.[3] Overall, her time was the slowest out of 51 athletes.[3] In the 50 metre freestyle, Kpossi swam a time of 44.60 seconds in her heat and did not progress to the semi-finals.[4]
2012 Summer Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, Kpossi competed in the 50 metre freestyle.[5] By doing so at the age of 13 years and 191 days, she became the youngest ever Togolese Olympian.[6] She was also the youngest competitor from any country at the 2012 Games.[7] In her competition, she swam a time 37.55 seconds to finish second in her three-swimmer heat.[8] Her time was the second slowest overall, with only Masempe Theko (Lesotho) slower.[8] Kpossi did not qualify for the semi-finals, and, therefore, her competition was over.[8]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kpossi competed in the 50 metre freestyle.[1] She was Togo's flag bearer at both the opening and closing ceremonies.[14][15] For her event, Kpossi was drawn in heat three, a heat containing seven other athletes alongside Kpossi.[16] In the race on 12 August 2016, Kpossi swam a time of 33.44 seconds to finish sixth in her heat.[16] Kpossi's time was the 79th quickest out off 88 finishing athletes.[16] She did not progress to the next round.[16]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Togo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
