page_title: Guyana at the 2008 Summer Olympics
section_title: Swimming
hierarchical_section_title: Guyana at the 2008 Summer Olympics / Swimming
caption_attribution_description: English: The watercube, Beijing, during de 100 meter's victory ceremony, august 14th 2008 Français&#160;: Le Cube d'eau à pékin, durant la cérémonie de remise des médailles du 100m hommes le 14 août 2008
context_page_description: Guyana sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Four representatives of Guyana qualified to take part in the Beijing Games–Adam Harris, Marian Burnett, and Aliann Pompey in track, and Niall Roberts in swimming–and Pompey advanced past the first round in her event, progressing to semifinals. Meanwhile, Alika Morgan and Geron Williams took part in the Games’ Youth Olympics camp, held in Beijing at the same time as the Olympics. Along with coaches and administrative members, Guyana sent a total of ten people to Beijing. The appearance of Guyana's delegation in Beijing marked the fifteenth Guyanese Olympic delegation to appear at an Olympic games, which started with their participation as British Guiana in the 1948 Summer Olympics. There were no medalists from Guyana at the Beijing Olympics. Roberts was Guyana's flagbearer at the ceremonies in Beijing.
context_section_description: Then 17-year-old Niall Roberts, who was born in the capital city of Georgetown, participated as the only swimmer representing Guyana in the Beijing Olympics. Roberts participated in the men's 50 meter freestyle, and had not previously participated in any Olympic games. During the 14 August preliminary round, Roberts swam in the sixth heat of his event and completed his race in 25.13 seconds. Roberts placed seventh, placing ahead of Mohamed Attoumane of the Comoros (29.63 seconds) and behind Mozambique's Chakyl Camal (24.93 seconds). The leaders of Roberts' heat were Nigeria's Yellow Yei Yah (24.00 seconds) and the Netherlands Antilles' Rodion Davelaar (24.21 seconds). Out of the 97 athletes who participated in the preliminary round, Roberts ranked 69th. He did not advance to later rounds.
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caption: The Beijing National Aquatics Center, where Roberts competed in his event
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