Petr Romashkin (Uzbek: Пётр Ромашкин; born July 5, 1989) is an Uzbek swimmer, who specializes in sprint freestyle events.[1][2] He was selected to compete for the Uzbek swimming squad at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing himself in the top 60 of the men's 100 m freestyle.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Petr Romashkin |
| National team |  Uzbekistan |
| Born | 5 July 1989 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Romashkin qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 50.92 from the Russian Open Swimming Championships in Saint Petersburg.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including 16-year-olds Virdhawal Khade of India and Christopher Duenas of Guam. Romashkin raced to sixth place by three hundredths of a second (0.03) behind South Korea's Lim Nam-Gyun in a time of 51.83 seconds. Romashkin failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-fifth out of 64 swimmers in the preliminary heats.[4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pyotr Romashkin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Petr Romashkin". Beijing 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 100m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 11. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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