Íris Edda Heimisdóttir (born February 8, 1984) is an Icelandic former swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004) and a former Icelandic record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Íris Edda Heimisdóttir |
| National team |  Iceland |
| Born | 8 February 1984 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Keflavík íþrótta- og ungmennafélag |
Íris made her Olympic debut as Iceland's youngest swimmer (aged 16) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There, she failed to reach the semifinals in any of her individual events, finishing thirty-third in the 100 m breaststroke (1:14.07) and thirty-second in the 200 m breaststroke (2:38.52).[3][4]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Íris shortened her program, swimming only in the 100 m breaststroke. She cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:13.28 at the Croatian Open Championships in Dubrovnik.[5][6] She challenged seven other swimmers in the same heat as Sydney, including 13-year-old Yip Tsz Wa of Hong Kong. She rounded out the field in last place by less than 0.18 of a second behind Yip in 1:15.35. Íris failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed forty-eighth overall in the preliminaries rounds.[7][8]
Shortly after the Olympics, Íris retired from swimming to pursue her career in professional modeling and physical fitness.[9]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Íris Edda Heimisdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Íris Edda Heimisdóttir setur stúlknamet í bringusundi" [Íris Edda Heimisdóttir sets a swimming record] (in Icelandic). Fréttir. 21 May 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 266. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Íris Edda á sínum öðrum ÓL" [Íris Edda in her second Olympics] (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Fitness er hálfgerð manía og geðveiki" [Fitness is terribly fun and insane] (in Icelandic). Fréttatíminn. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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