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| Full name | Melissa Jane Corfe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1986 Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Mr. Price Seagulls S.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melissa Jane Corfe (born 20 January 1986) is a South African swimmer, who specialised in freestyle and backstroke events.[1] She is a multiple-time South African champion and record holder for her respective events.[2] Corfe represented her nation South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a total of five medals, including three golds in the women's freestyle (100, 200, and 400 m), at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria.[3][4] She also set two national records (both long and short course), as a member of the South African swimming team, in the freestyle and medley relays, at the 2008 FINA World Short Course Championships in Manchester, England.[5]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melissa Corfe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "South African National Championships: Jean Basson, Cameron van der Burgh, Melissa Corfe, Wendy Trott Shine During First Day". Swimming World. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Melissa Corfe Prevails in 200 Free at All Africa Games". Swimming World. 13 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Staff (14 July 2007). "SA swimmers dominate in Algeria". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Staff (9 April 2008). "SA swimmers shine in Manchester". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2012.