Eirini_Karastergiou

Eirini Karastergiou

Eirini Karastergiou

Greek swimmer

Eirini Karastergiou (Greek: Ειρήνη Καραστεργίου; born November 20, 1982) is a Greek former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] She previously held two Greek records in both 100 and 200 m backstroke, until they were all broken each by Aspasia Petradaki and Stella Boumi in 2009.[2]

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Karastergiou qualified for two swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, representing the host nation Greece. She cleared FINA B-standard entry times of 1:03.26 (100 m backstroke) and 2:14.82 (200 m backstroke) from the Greek Open in Piraeus.[3][4] In the 100 m backstroke, Karastergiou challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including top medal favorite Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe. She edged out Finland's Hanna-Maria Seppälä to take a seventh spot and thirty-third overall by a quarter of a second (0.25) in 1:05.30.[5][6] In the 200 m backstroke, Karastergiou placed thirtieth in the morning prelims. Swimming in heat two, she rounded out a field of eight swimmers to last place by less than 0.18 of a second behind Thailand's Chonlathorn Vorathamrong in 2:21.93.[7][8]

References

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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eirini Karastergiou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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    "Mediterranean Games: Spain's Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Lowers European Standard". Swimming World Magazine. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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    "Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
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    "Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
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    "Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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    Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Backstroke Prelims: France's Manaudou Fastest in 1:01.27; Natalie Coughlin, Haley Cope Move Through to Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
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    "Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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    Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). "Women's 200 Backstroke, Day 6 Prelims: Top Seeds Komarova and Nakamura Qualify Fastest". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2013.


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