Ralph Goveia
# Ralph Goveia

Ralph Wesley Goveia Assafrao (born March 8, 1996) is a Zambian swimmer. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metre butterfly event; his time of 54.84 seconds in the heats did not qualify him for the semifinals.

## Major Results

### Individual

**Long course**

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing Zambia ||||||
| 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 58th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 26.31 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 49th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 57.66 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 24th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.54 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 18th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 25.35 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 19th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 56.33 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 19th (h) | 200 m medley | 2:13.90 |
| 2014 | Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | 22nd (h) | 50 m butterfly | 25.33 |
| 2014 | Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | 18th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 56.16 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | 46th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 25.16 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | 55th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 56.34 |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 10th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 29.92 |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 9th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.14 |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 6th | 50 m butterfly | 25.25 |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 7th | 100 m butterfly | 56.38 |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | - | 200 m medley $*^1$ | DNS |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 38th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.84 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Bloemfontein, South Africa | 8th | 50 m freestyle | 24.86 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Bloemfontein, South Africa | 9th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 54.00 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Bloemfontein, South Africa | 10th (h) | 200 m freestyle | 2:02.09 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Bloemfontein, South Africa | 4th | 50 m butterfly | 25.17 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Bloemfontein, South Africa | 4th | 100 m butterfly | 55.46 |
| 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 39th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.56 |
| 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 53rd (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.86 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | - | 50 m breaststroke | DNS |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 14th (sf) | 50 m butterfly | 24.49 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 10th (sf) | 100 m butterfly | 54.10 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 10th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.19 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | - | 50 m breaststroke $*^2$ | DNS |
| 2018 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 4th | 50 m butterfly | 24.67 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | 100 m butterfly | 54.53 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | 54th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 25.08 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | 49th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 55.14 |
| 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 15th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.17 |
| 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 10th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 29.26 |
| 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 8th | 50 m butterfly | 24.90 |
| 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 8th | 100 m butterfly | 55.10 |

Note:

* $^1$ Did not start in the final. (At the heats, he finished 8th place with 2:13.12 new national record.)
* $^2$ Did not start in the final. (At the heats, he finished 7th place with 29.32 new national record.)

**Short course**

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing Zambia ||||||
| 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 74th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 26.34 |
| 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 72nd (h) | 100 m butterfly | 58.90 |
| 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 55th (h) | 100 m medley | 1:02.46 |
| 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | 63rd (h) | 50 m freestyle | 23.27 |
| 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | 61st (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.79 |
| 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | 34th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.00 |
| 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | 39th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 53.63 |
| 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | 46th (h) | 100 m medley | 57.15 |
| 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | 45th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.18 |
| 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | 46th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.42 |

### Relay

**Long course**

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing Zambia ||||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m freestyle | 3:49.62 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:12.10 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | 20th (h) | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:14.40 |
| 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:27.78 |

**Short course**

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing Zambia ||||||
| 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | 23rd (h) | 4 × 50 m mixed medley | 1:50.01 |
