Martha Matsa
Personal information | |
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Full name | Martha Matsa |
National team | Greece |
Born | Thessaloniki, Greece | 5 April 1987
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | HAN Thessaloniki |
Martha Matsa (Greek: Μάρθα Μάτσα; born April 5, 1987) is a Greek swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She is a two-time Olympian (2004 and 2008), and a member of the swimming team for HAN Thessaloniki.
When her nation
Matsa swam only in the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She achieved a FINA B-standard of 25.67 from the Greece National Open Championships in Tripoli.[7] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat nine, including Slovakia's top favorite and five-time Olympian Martina Moravcová. She raced again to seventh place in 25.68, just a slimmest margin off her entry time, and 0.03 of a second behind Ukraine's Oksana Serikova. Matsa failed to advance into the semifinals, as she matched her overall position from Athens in the prelims.[8]
Matsa was also selected as a reserve for the Greek squad at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but did not compete in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Her Greek teammates Niangkouara, Theodora Drakou, Theodora Giareni, and teen sensation Kristel Vourna failed to reach the top 8 final, finishing only in sixteenth place with a time of 3:45.55.[9]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martha Matsa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 28 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 4 February 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. p. 44. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Greek athletes compete today in London". Greek Reporter. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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