Yanet Seyoum

Yanet Seyoum Gebremedhin (born 9 July 1994 in Kombolcha, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian swimmer.

[4] Her mother, Tsigework Abebe, works for Ethiotelecom and her father is a driver for an aid agency.

From the age of 12 Yanet was taught how to swim by her father and after winning a silver medal in a local competition she fell in love with the sport.

[1] Yanet has won 40 gold, five silver and two bronze medals while competing in Ethiopian swimming competitions.

[5] She trained using the Olympic size swimming pool at the Ghion Hotel in Addis Ababa with the help of her mother and the advice of her coach who called her from Nazret.