Amini Fonua

Amini Fonua
Personal information
Surname:	Amini Tuitavake Britteon Fonua
Nation:	Tonga
Swimming style (s) :	Breast , butterfly
Birthday:	December 14, 1989
Place of birth:	Auckland
Size:	1.82 m
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Amini Tuitavake Britteon Fonua (born December 14, 1989 in Auckland ) is a Tongan swimmer .

Life

He was born to Sione and Julie Fonua in the New Zealand city ​​of Auckland and grew up in the Ponsonby neighborhood. In 2008 he graduated from Western Springs College there and is currently (as of June 2012) studying “Telecommunication and Media Studies” at Texas A&M University .

Sports career

Fonua, trained by Donna Bouzaid at West Auckland Aquatics, took part in the New Zealand preliminary rounds for the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second over 50 meters chest, third over 100 meters chest and ninth place over 200 meters chest. Since his baseline in the United States , he joined the Big 12 Championships of the NCAA on.

His greatest success came in June 2010 when he won the 50-meter breaststroke title just ahead of New Zealander Nick Ferrif at the Oceania Championships in the Samoan capital Apia . In October of the same year he represented Tonga as the first swimmer of his country at the Commonwealth Games in India Delhi . Over the 50 meters back he did not get beyond the forerun and over the 100 meters chest he reached the semi-finals, but in this he finished eighth and thus last place. It went better for Fonua over the 50 meter chest; he moved into the final and finished seventh.

In 2011 he managed to qualify for the in Shanghai discharged FINA World Championships . With a 25th place over 50 meters chest and 59th place over twice the distance, however, he failed in the preliminary heats there. Nevertheless, the year ended in a forgiving way, as he was able to win two silver and one bronze medal at the Pacific Games in Nouméa ( New Caledonia ) in late summer . In May and June 2012 he swam again at the Oceania Championships , which were also held in Nouméa. Fonua managed to defend his title over the 50 meter chest.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Fonua started in the 100 m breaststroke. He was eliminated in the preliminary run and finished in 41st place.

Web links

• Amini Fonua . (No longer available online.)Texas A&M University, archived from the original June7, 2013; accessed on July 12, 2018(English, original website no longer available). 
• Amini Fonua in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)