Leonce Sekama

Leonce Sekama

Personal information
Born	(1980-11-17) 17 November 1980 (age 44)
Sport
Sport	Swimming

Leonce Sekama (born 17 November 1980) is a Rwandan former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.^[1] Sekama qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 30.57.^[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including 15-year-old Malique Williams of Antigua and Barbuda. He overhauled a 30-second barrier and posted a lifetime best of 28.99 to earn a fourth spot by a 2.24-second margin behind winner Anderson Bonabart of Micronesia. Sekama failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-eighth overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.^[3][4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonce Sekama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
2. "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
3. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
4. Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). "Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.