Emma Chelius
South African swimmer
Emma Chelius (born 2 August 1996) is a South African swimmer.
Biography
She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. A month later, she competed at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei and qualified for the semi-final of the Women's 50m freestyle, where she finished 14th overall. Finishing 33rd in the 100m freestyle and 24th in the 50m butterfly, Chelius returned to Stellenbosch to finish her final year of studies.
In 2018, Chelius competed at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. Chelius qualified for the semi-finals in 3 events, the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and the 50m butterfly. In the 50m freestyle semi-final, Emma swam an identical time to the Cyprus swimmer for 10th place. This resulted in a swim-off for the second reserve, which Emma won in 25.5, a time that would have initially qualified for the final. In 2019, she represented South Africa at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. In April 2021, she qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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