Inna Kapishina
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Inna Vitalievna Kapishina |
| National team |  Breaststroke |
| Club | Dynamo Hrodna |
Inna Vitalievna Kapishina (Belarusian: Іна Вітальеўна Капішына; born December 30, 1984) is a Belarusian former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She is a multiple-time Belarusian champion and three-time national record holder in her respective discipline (50, 100, and 200 m).
Kapishina made her Olympic debut at the
2004 Athens Olympics, competing in a breaststroke double. In the 100 m breaststroke, she won the second heat by approximately two seconds ahead of Cuba's Imaday Nuñez Gonzalez in 1:10.66. Her storming victory in the heats missed out a spot in the semifinals, as she finished eighteenth overall by a third of a second (0.33) outside the top-16 field.[2][3] In her second event, 200 m breaststroke, Kapishina secured a penultimate seed to round out the semifinal roster with a prelims time of 2:31.26, but was eventually disqualified for not following the proper form.[4][5]
Four years later, Kapishina qualified for her second Belarusian team, as a 23-year-old, at the
Melbourne, Australia.[6][7] In the 100 m breaststroke, Kapishina challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including two-time Olympian Diana Gomes of Portugal. She edged out Turkey's Dilara Buse Günaydın to take the fourth spot by three tenths of a second (0.30) in 1:10.15.[8] Kapishina also won the third heat of the 200 m breaststroke, but missed the semifinals by six hundredths of a second (0.06), in a personal best of 2:27.34.[9]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Inna Kapishina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 3 July 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 3 December 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. p. 68. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. p. 72. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 21 August 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 21 August 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
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