Kaya Forson

Kaya Adwoa Forson
Personal information
Born (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002[1]
Canada[2]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event(s) 200m freestyle
200m backstroke

Kaya Adwoa Forson (born 19 March 2002) is a Ghanaian swimmer. She competed in the 200 metre freestyle and 200 metre backstroke at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia.[3] Aged just 13, she was the youngest competitor at the World Championships.[4] Forson lives in Málaga, Spain.

Forson represented Ghana in the 200 metre freestyle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Forson and male swimmer Abeiku Jackson, who competed in the 50 metre freestyle in Rio, became the first Ghanaians ever to compete in swimming at the Olympic Games.[5]

Education

She is studying at the Lycée Français International de Malaga and trains with the Real Club Mediterráneo de Málaga.[6]

Competitions

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia 61st 200m freestyle 2:23.72
44th 200m backstroke 2:43.94
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 42nd 200m freestyle 2:16.02

References

  1. 1 2 "Rio 2016: Kaya Adwoa Forson athlete profile". rio2016.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  2. ↑ Boakye, Kwame (August 8, 2016). "Kaya Forson: Forget the good looks, Ghana's first female Olympics swimmer wants to make us proud". Pulse. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "16th FINA World Championships Kazan (RUS): Women's 200m freestyle" (PDF). kazan2015.com/. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  4. ↑ "FINA Swimming World Championships 2015 photo preview 52097299". epa.eu/. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  5. ↑ "Abeiku Gyekye Jackson: making Olympics history". thebftonline.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  6. ↑ "Kaya Adwoa Forson, de 14 años, primera nadadora olímpica de Ghana". mundodeportivo.com/. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
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