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Sakbun Lives Out Olympic Dream
August 03, 2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
PARIS - - Ball State alumna Apsara Sakbun was able to live out her Olympic dream Saturday morning, representing Cambodia in the Women's 50m Freestylee at Paris La Defense Arena.
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In her Olympic debut, Sakbun took sixth out of eight swimmers in the event's sixth heat with a time of 26.90, just off her Cambodian national record time of 26.41.
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The effort was good enough for the 2023 Ball State graduate to finish 38th among the 79-swimmer field.
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In her Olympic debut, Sakbun took sixth out of eight swimmers in the event's sixth heat with a time of 26.90, just off her Cambodian national record time of 26.41.
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Congrats to @apsarasakbun who got to live out her Olympic Dream this morning in the Women's 50m Free
— Ball State Swim & Dive (@BallStateSwim) August 3, 2024
She took 6th in the 6th heat at 26.90 to finish 38th out of 79 swimmers#ChirpChirp x #WeFly x #MACtion x #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/0GK1vNiL3s
The effort was good enough for the 2023 Ball State graduate to finish 38th among the 79-swimmer field.
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