Nikia Deveaux
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Nikia Hillarie Deveaux is a female freestyle
swimmer
from the Bahamas. She swam for the Bahamas at the 2004 Summer Olympics
. At the 2007 Pan American Games
she was part of the bronze medal winning women's 4x100 m medley relay alongside Alicia Lightbourne, Arianna Vanderpool
and Alana Dillette
.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
from the Bahamas. She swam for the Bahamas at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Bahamas at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The Bahamas competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Bahamian athletes are traditionally strongest in the track and field events, where numerous athletes, including Tonique Williams-Darling, Chandra Sturrup, Debbie Ferguson, and Chris Brown all entered the Games as medal contenders in...
. At the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
she was part of the bronze medal winning women's 4x100 m medley relay alongside Alicia Lightbourne, Arianna Vanderpool
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace is a national-record holding and Olympic swimmer from the Bahamas. She swam for the Bahamas at the 2008 Olympics. She swims collegiately in the USA for Auburn University...
and Alana Dillette
Alana Dillette
Alana Kathryn Dillette is an Olympic-swimmer from The Bahamas. She swam for the Bahamas at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 2007 Pan American Games...
.