Jelena Petrova
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jelena Petrova |
| National team |  Estonia |
| Born | 6 June 1989 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | SK Garant |
| Coach | Dmitri Kapelini |
Jelena Petrova (born June 6, 1989) is an Estonian former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] She is a 19-time Estonian long-course swimming champion, 11-time short-course swimming champion and a three-time Nordic junior champion.
Petrova qualified for the
Lisbon, Portugal.[2] She challenged six other swimmers on the first heat, including El Salvador's Golda Marcus (a varsity swimmer for the Florida State Seminoles). Petrova cruised to third place by two tenths of a second (0.20) behind fellow 15-year-old Kwon You-Ri of South Korea in 9:01.62. Petrova failed to advance into the final, as she placed twenty-third overall in the preliminaries.[3][4]
She holds Estonian record in 800m freestyle swimming (Short Course).
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jelena Petrova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 3 December 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
External links
- Jelena Petrova at World Aquatics
- Jelena Petrova at Swimrankings.net
- Jelena Petrova at Olympedia
- Jelena Petrova at Olympics.com
- Jelena Petrova at ESBL (in Estonian)
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