Ruslan Ismailov (swimmer)

Ruslan Ismailov
Personal information
Full name Ruslan Ismailov
National team  Kyrgyzstan
Born (1989-10-04) 4 October 1989
Bishkek, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Ruslan Ismailov (Russian: Руслан Исмаилов; born October 4, 1989) is a Kyrgyz former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] Ismailov became one of the youngest swimmers (aged 14) to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, representing his nation Kyrgyzstan. He qualified for the men's 200 m freestyle, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:55.06 from the Russian Championships in Moscow.[2] He participated in heat one against two other swimmers Igor Erhartić of Serbia and Montenegro, and Zurab Khomasuridze of Georgia. Dubbed as the "Race of the Century", Ismailov rounded out a small field of three to last place with a slowest time of 2:01.53, nearly 17 seconds off the world record set by Ian Thorpe in 2001. Ismailov failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-ninth overall in the preliminaries.[3][4]

References

  1. "Ruslan Ismailov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Men's 200 Freestyle Prelims: Thorpe Fastest in 1:47.22; Hoogie, Keller, Phelps and Hackett All in the Mix". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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