Aminata Barrow

Aminata (Amie) Nia-Maria Barrow (born 2 January 2004) is a Gambian competitive swimmer. She qualified to represent The Gambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Amie holds current national records in the 50, 100, and 200 meter breaststroke, and 200 meter individual medley.

Biography Barrow was born in the United Kingdom; her father is from The Gambia and her mother is from Finland. Her family moved to the United States when she was age eight, settling in Shorewood, Wisconsin. She competed for Shorewood Swim Club under coach Dave Wesfahl and later at Shorewood High School. She competed at the Ivy League championships and placed 16th in the 100 breaststroke. In her international debut, she managed to set the national records in the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events. The following year, she was selected to represent The Gambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, becoming The Gambia's first female Olympic swimmer.