Mya Azzopardi
{{Short description|Maltese swimmer (born 2002)}}
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{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Mya Azzopardi
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| nationality = Maltese
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|9|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sliema, Malta
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| height = 5'5 (1.67m)
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{{MedalSport|Women's swimming}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Games of the Small States of Europe}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Malta|4 × 200 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Podgorica|200 m individual medley}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Podgorica|4 × 100 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Podgorica|4 × 200 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Malta|4 × 100 m freestyle relay}}
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Mya Azzopardi (born 29 September 2002){{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF00.pdf |title=18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 100m Freestyle start list |work=FINA |accessdate=29 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721175158/http://omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF00.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2019 |url-status=dead }} is a Maltese swimmer. She competed at the 2019 and 2023 World Aquatics Championships. She won three bronze medals at the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe held in Budva, Montenegro.{{Cite web|title=Swimming Medalists|url=http://www.serbia-swim.org.rs/live/2019/mne-2019/MedalsByEvent.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727230855/http://www.serbia-swim.org.rs/live/2019/mne-2019/MedalsByEvent.pdf|archive-date=27 July 2020|access-date=27 July 2020|website=2019 Games of the Small States of Europe}}
Career
Azzopardi broke her own national record in the 200 metre individual medley at the 2018 International Ströck ATUS Graz Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-04-26/sports-others/New-swimming-national-record-for-Mya-Azzopardi-in-the-200m-Individual-Medley-6736188800 |title=New swimming national record for Mya Azzopardi in the 200m Individual Medley |work=Malta Independent |accessdate=29 July 2019 |date=26 April 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729193816/https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-04-26/sports-others/New-swimming-national-record-for-Mya-Azzopardi-in-the-200m-Individual-Medley-6736188800 |archive-date=29 July 2019}} Then at the 2018 World Short-Course Championships, she finished 42nd in the 200 metre freestyle,{{cite web |title=14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Hangzhou (CHN) December 11 - 16, 2018 Women's 200m Freestyle |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0201EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |website=Omega Timing |access-date=16 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214114713/http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0201EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=14 December 2018 |date=11 December 2018 |url-status=dead}} 32nd in the 200 metre individual medley,{{cite web |title=14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Hangzhou (CHN) December 11 - 16, 2018 Women's 200m Individual Medley |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0205EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |website=Omega Timing |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=15 December 2018}} and 27th with the Maltese mixed 4 × 50 metre medley relay team.{{cite web |title=14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Hangzhou (CHN) December 11 - 16, 2018 Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0305F601FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |website=Omega Timing |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=13 December 2018}}
At the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe, Azzopardi won bronze medals in the 200 metre individual medley with a new national record, the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, and the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.{{cite web |last1=Cassar |first1=Chris |title=GSSE 2019, Montenegro: Two silver and three bronze on opening day of swimming |url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2019-05-28/sports-others/GSSE-2019-Montenegro-Two-silver-and-three-bronze-on-opening-day-of-swimming-6736208819 |website=The Malta Independent |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=28 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=2019 GSSE Montenegro Games Wrap Up |url=https://nocmalta.org/2019-gsse-montenegro-games-wrap-up/ |website=Maltese Olympic Committee |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=10 June 2019}} She then represented Malta at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in the 100 metre freestyle and 200 metre individual medley, finishing 55th and 32nd, repsectively.{{cite web |title=18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR) 12 - 28 July 2019 Women's 100m Freestyle |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |website=Omega Timing |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=25 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR) 12 - 28 July 2019 Women's 200m Individual Medley |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070205EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |website=Omega Timing |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=21 July 2019}}
Azzopardi competed at the 2020 European Championships and finished 56th in the 200 metre freestyle with a new national record,{{cite web |last1=Camilleri |first1=Valhmor |title=Thomas Wareing, Mya Azzopardi set records at European Championships |url=https://sport.timesofmalta.com/2021/05/19/thomas-wareing-sets-new-national-best-in-200im-at-european-championships/ |website=Times of Malta |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=19 May 2021}} 61st in the 100 metre freestyle,{{cite web |title=European Aquatics Championships Budapest - Hungary 100m Freestyle Women |url=https://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMW100MFR------------HEAT--------_74A%201.0.pdf |website=Budapest 2020 |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=21 May 2021}} and 36th in the 200 metre individual medley.{{cite web |title=European Aquatics Championships Budapest - Hungary 200m Individual Medley Women |url=https://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMW200MIM------------HEAT--------_74A%201.0.pdf |website=Budapest 2020 |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=21 May 2021}} At the 2021 International Turkcell Open, she broke the national record in the 200 metre freestyle in the heats and broke it again in the finals.{{cite web |last1=Camilleri |first1=Valhmor |title=Back-to-back national marks for Mya Azzopardi |url=https://sport.timesofmalta.com/2021/05/03/back-to-back-national-marks-for-mya-azzopardi/ |website=Times of Malta |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=3 May 2021}}
Azzopardi joined San Jose State University's swimming team in 2022.{{cite web |title=Mya Azzopardi |url=https://sjsuspartans.com/sports/womens-swimming-and-diving/roster/player/mya-azzopardi |website=San Jose State Spartans |access-date=16 April 2025}} At the 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe, she helped the Maltese 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay team break the national record and win the silver medal.{{cite web |title=Mya Azzopardi Breaks Maltese National Record |url=https://sjsuspartans.com/news/2023/05/31/mya-azzopardi-breaks-maltese-national-record |website=San Jose State Spartans |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=31 May 2023}} She then helped the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay team also break the national record and win a bronze medal.{{cite web |title=SJSU's Azzopardi Continues To Break Records |url=https://sjsuspartans.com/news/2023/06/02/sjsus-azzopardi-continues-to-break-records |website=San Jose State Spartans |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=2 June 2023}} She then represented Malta at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships and finished 42nd and 54th in the 100 and 200 metre freestyle events, respectively.{{cite web |title=World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka (JPN) 14 - 30 July 2023 Women's 100m Freestyle |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010201EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |website=Omega Timing |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=27 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka (JPN) 14 - 30 July 2023 Women's 200m Freestyle |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010201EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |website=Omega Timing |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=25 July 2023}}
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