Nadiya Beshevli

Nadiya Beshevli
Personal information
Full nameNadiya Beshevli
National team Ukraine
Born (1982-02-08) 8 February 1982 (age 42)
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClubDynamo Donetsk

Nadiya Beshevli (Ukrainian: Надія Бешевлі; born 8 February 1982) is a Ukrainian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and backstroke events.[1] She represented Ukraine, as an 18-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and held numerous Ukrainian titles and meet records in the freestyle relays and backstroke double (both 100 and 200 m).[2]

Beshevli competed in five swimming events, including all relays, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved FINA B-standards of 1:04.47 (100 m backstroke) and 2:17.48 (200 m backstroke) from the Multinations Swim Meet in Prague, Czech Republic.[3][4] On the second day of the Games, Beshevli placed twenty-seventh in the 100 m backstroke. Swimming in heat three, she faded down the stretch on the final lap to share a fourth seed with Belgium's Sofie Wolfs in 1:04.66.[5][6] Four days later, in the 200 m backstroke, Beshevli posted a sterling time of 2:15.86 to an unexpected triumph from heat two, but missed the semifinals by more than three-fourths of a second (0.75).[7][8] A member of the Ukrainian squad, Beshevli also placed thirteenth in the 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:49.11), and sixteenth in the 4×100 m medley relay (4:15.64).[9][10][11] In the 4×200 m freestyle relay, Beshevli and her teammates Olena Lapunova, Albina Bordunova, and Zhanna Lozumyrska were disqualified from heat one in the prelims for an early launch on the lead-off leg.[12]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nadiya Beshevli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. ^ Шанхай: нові старі умови, два рекорди, випробовування молодих [Shanghai: new and old provided two records, test the young] (in Ukrainian). Olimparena. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 288. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 301. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 200m Backstroke)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 354. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 365. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  11. ^ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 358. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.