Svetlana Karpeeva

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]

Svetlana Karpeeva
Personal information
Full nameSvetlana Anatolyevna Karpeyeva
National team Russia
Born (1985-10-16) 16 October 1985
Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
ClubKing Aquatic Club (U.S.)[1]
CoachSean Hutchison (U.S.)[2]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Russia
Summer Universiade
2007 Bangkok 200 m medley
2009 Belgrade 400 m medley
2009 Belgrade 4×100 m medley

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. "King Aquatic Club displays its world-class talent at World Championship". West Seattle Herald. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. "Profile: Svetlana Karpeeva" (PDF). King Aquatic Club. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Svetlana Karpeeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. "World University Games, Swimming: Ryosuke Irie Clocks Another 52 in 100 Back Leadoff on Final Day". Swimming World Magazine. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  5. "World University Games, Swimming: Several National Records Fall; Ryosuke Irie Shines". Swimming World Magazine. 5 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  6. "World University Games: Kaitlin Sandeno Shines During Estrogen-Filled Second Night". Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  7. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Individual Medley" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 79. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  8. "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. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  9. "Swimming: Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  10. "Swimming: Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  11. "Swimming: Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  12. "Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  13. Lohn, John (11 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Alicia Coutts Tops Women's 200 IM Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  14. Borzilleri, Meri-Jo (15 June 2008). "Olympic hopeful Margaret Hoelzer makes smooth transition onto King Aquatic squad". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2013.


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