Yekaterina Tochenaya

Yekaterina Tochenaya (Russian: Екатерина Точеная; born May 9, 1981) is a Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events.[1] She holds a dual citizenship status to compete internationally for Kyrgyzstan and Russia, including her rare appearance at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Yekaterina Tochenaya
Personal information
Full nameYekaterina Tochenaya
National team Kyrgyzstan
Born (1981-05-09) 9 May 1981
Volgograd, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Tochenaya competed in three swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved FINA A-standards of 27.16 (50 m freestyle) and 58.83 (100 m freestyle) from the Russian Open Championships in Saint Petersburg.[2][3] On the fifth day of the Games, Tochenaya swam two events in her program, with only 90 minutes in between. First, she placed forty-third in the 100 m freestyle. Swimming in heat two, she came from behind the pack with a spectacular swim to pick up a sixth seed in 58.80, sufficiently enough for her personal best.[4][5] More than an hour later, Tochenaya, along Nataliya Korabelnikova, Anna Korshikova, and Anjelika Solovieva, placed fourteenth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay (8:41.21).[5][6] Two days later, in the 50 m freestyle, Tochenaya shared a forty-first seed with South Korea's Chang Hee-Jin on the morning prelims. She posted a sterling time and a personal best of 26.88 to scorch the field with a leading finish in heat four.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yekaterina Tochenaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. "Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 100m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 359. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  8. "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 50m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  9. "Sydney 2000: Swimming Results (September 22, 2000)". Sydney 2000. ESPN. Retrieved 14 June 2013.


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