Ronny Ashley Vencatachellum (born 15 January 1989) is a Mauritian swimmer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ronny Ashley Vencatachellum |
| Nationality | Mauritian |
| Born | 15 January 1989 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, medley |
| Updated on 13 January 2014 | |
Career
Vencatachellum first competed for Mauritius at the 2005 African Junior Swimming Championships in Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Mauritius where competing in the boy's 15 - 16 years age group he won bronze in both the 50 metre backstroke in 29.93[1] and in the 200 metre individual medley in 2:21.01.[2] In other results, Vencatachellum finished 4th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:04.91,[3] 4th in the 200 metre backstroke in 2:21.69,[4] 5th in the 400 metre individual medley in 5:10.81[5] and 19th in the 50 metre freestyle in 30.38.[6]
At the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Shanghai, Vencatachellum finished 25th in the 400 metre individual medley in 4:59.61,[7] 26th in the 200 metre backstroke in 2:18.44,[8] 33rd in the 200 metre individual medley in 2:19.48,[9] 39th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:02.38,[10] 42nd in the 50 metre backstroke in 29.23,[11] 46th in the 100 metre individual medley in 1:02.91[12] and 79th in the 50 metre freestyle in 25.81.[13]
At the 2008 African Swimming Championships in Johannesburg, Vencatachellum finished 7th in the 200 metre individual medley in 2:26.19,[14] 8th in the 200 metre backstroke in 2:35.95,[15] 8th in the 200 metre breaststroke in 32.86,[16] 10th in the 50 metre backstroke in 29.72,[17] 10th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:08.81[18] and 17th in the 50 metre freestyle in 26.42.[19]
At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Vencatachellum finished 92nd in the 50 metre backstroke in 29.18,[20] 98th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:04.11,[21] equal 116th in the 50 metre breaststroke in 32.13,[22] 118th in the 100 metre breaststroke in 1:10.36,[23] equal 147th in the 50 metre freestyle in 25.55,[24] 165th in the 100 metre freestyle in 56.00[25] and was due compete but pulled out of the 200 metre backstroke.[26] In the relays, Vencatachellum teamed up with Jean Hugues Gregoire, Mathieu Marquet and Jean Marie Froget to finish 36th in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.[27] In the 4 × 100 metre medley relay, Vencatachellum with Hugues Gregoire, Froget and Kevin Cheung were disqualified.[28]