Eirini Karastergiou

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]

Eirini Karastergiou
Personal information
Full nameEirini Karastergiou
National team Greece
Born (1982-11-20) 20 November 1982
Lamia, Sterea Ellada, Greece
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubANC Glyfada

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
  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. "Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  5. "Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. 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.
  7. "Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. 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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