Andrei Pakin

Andrei Pakin
Personal information
Full nameAndrei Pakin
National team Kyrgyzstan
Born (1978-01-03) 3 January 1978 (age 46)
Frunze, Kirghiz SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley

Andrei Pakin (Russian: Андрей Пакин; born January 3, 1978) is a Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle and in individual medley events.[1] Pakin competed in two swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He eclipsed a FINA B-cut of 2:09.26 (200 m individual medley) from the Russian Open Championships in Saint Petersburg.[2] In the 4×200 m freestyle relay, Pakin, along with Aleksandr Shilin, Ivan Ivanov, and Russian import Dmitri Kuzmin, were disqualified from heat one for an early takeoff during the lead-off leg.[3][4] The following day, in the 200 m individual medley, Pakin placed fortieth on the morning prelims. He posted a sterling time of 2:07.88 to overhaul a fast-pacing George Gleason of the Virgin Islands at the final turn and blister a top finish in heat one.[5][6]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Pakin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 341. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Wide-open race in the men's 100 free". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 307. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 200m Individual Medley)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)