Alexandru Coci

Alexandru Coci (born October 31, 1989) is a Romanian swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1][2] He is a Romanian swimming champion and record holder in butterfly, individual medley, relay events, and honorable mention All-American in the 100 m butterfly. Coci also became the first swimmer for the University of Alabama to break a 47-second barrier, when he posted a time of 46.50 seconds in the same stroke at the NCAA Division I Championships.[3]

Alexandru Coci
Personal information
Nationality Romania
Born (1989-10-31) 31 October 1989
Baia Mare, Romania
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubLPS Baia Mare (ROU), CSM Brasov (ROU), Universitatea Cluj (ROU), Crimson Tide (USA), Sun Devil Aquatics (USA), Phoenix Swim Club (USA)
College teamAlabama Crimson Tide (USA), Arizona State University (USA) [1]
CoachIoan Gherghel (ROU)[1]

Coci qualified for the men's 200 m butterfly at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:58.42 from the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[4][5] He challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including former semifinalist Hsu Chi-chieh of the Chinese Taipei. Coci cruised to fifth place by 0.02 of a second behind Ukraine's Illya Chuyev in 1:59.67. Coci failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-ninth overall in the preliminaries.[3][6]

Coci was a member of the swimming team for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and a former undergraduate student at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. After 2012 Summer Olympics, Coci has transferred schools to Arizona State University where he was coached and trained by former finalist, butterfly swimmer, and three-time Olympian Ioan Gherghel (2000, 2004, and 2008).[1]

References
  1. "Alexandru Coci". London 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandru Coci". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. Kausler, Don (30 July 2012). "Tide swimmer Alex Coci finishes fifth in his heat at Olympics". Alabama News. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 200 m butterfly" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. "2012 LEN European Aquatics Championships (Debrecen, Hungary) – Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. "Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.


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