Svetlana Karpeeva
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| Full name | Svetlana Anatolyevna Karpeyeva | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
16 October 1985 Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | King Aquatic Club (U.S.)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Sean Hutchison (U.S.)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Svetlana Anatolyevna Karpeyeva (also Svetlana Karpeeva, Russian: Светлана Анатольевна Карпеева; born October 16, 1985) is a Russian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[3] She has been selected to the Russian swimming team in a medley double at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also claimed three bronze medals in a major international competition, spanning two editions of the Summer Universiade (2007 and 2009).[4][5][6]
Karpeeva competed in a medley double, and as a member of the Russian swimming team in the freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she fired off a fantastic 2:14.13 to wrest the 200 m individual medley title and slide under the FINA A-cut (2:15.27) at the Santa Clara Invitational meet in California.[7][8]
On the first night of the Games, Karpeeva swam her first two events with only 30 minutes in between. First, she fought off a sprint freestyle challenge from Mexico's Susana Escobar in heat two of the 400 m individual medley, before fading to sixth place and thirty-first overall in 4:50.22.[9] Half an hour later, Karpeeva and her Russian teammates Daria Belyakina, Yelena Sokolova, and Anastasia Aksenova claimed a distant sixth spot and twelfth overall in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay with a time of 3:42.52. Diving into the pool at the final exchange, she produced an anchor split of 55.52 seconds.[10]
Three days later, Karpeeva missed the top eight final of the 200 m individual medley with a thirteenth-place time in 2:13.26.[11] One night earlier, she scored a solid 2:12.94 on the rear of the dominant breaststroke leg to grab the last semifinal seed, following her fourth-place finish in heat four.[12][13]
Karpeeva is also a resident athlete of King Aquatic Club in Federal Way, Washington, where she trained with numerous world-class swimmers including Margaret Hoelzer and Megan Jendrick of the United States, and Heather Brand, a butterfly specialist from Zimbabwe.[1][14]
References
- 1 2 "King Aquatic Club displays its world-class talent at World Championship". West Seattle Herald. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "Profile: Svetlana Karpeeva" (PDF). King Aquatic Club. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ "Svetlana Karpeeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "World University Games, Swimming: Ryosuke Irie Clocks Another 52 in 100 Back Leadoff on Final Day". Swimming World Magazine. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "World University Games, Swimming: Several National Records Fall; Ryosuke Irie Shines". Swimming World Magazine. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "World University Games: Kaitlin Sandeno Shines During Estrogen-Filled Second Night". Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Individual Medley" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 79. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Santa Clara International: Cate Campbell Stuns Crowd With U.S. Open Record, Erik Vendt Dusts U.S. Open Record". Swimming World Magazine. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming: Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming: Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming: Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ Lohn, John (11 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Alicia Coutts Tops Women's 200 IM Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ Borzilleri, Meri-Jo (15 June 2008). "Olympic hopeful Margaret Hoelzer makes smooth transition onto King Aquatic squad". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 5 January 2013.