Alexandru Ivlev

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Alexandru Ivlev (born 7 February 1981) is a Moldovan former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian, and a member of the swimming team for Olimpia Chişinău.

Alexandru Ivlev
Personal information
Full nameAlexandru Ivlev
National team Moldova
Born (1981-02-07) 7 February 1981 (age 43)
Chişinău, Moldavian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubOlimpia Chişinău

Ivlev's Olympic debut came at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There, he established a personal best of 57.91 to top the first heat of the men's 100 m backstroke, but finished only in thirty-eighth place.[2]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Ivlev qualified again for the 100 m backstroke by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 58.39 from the Russian Open Championships in Moscow.[3] Unlike his first Olympics, Ivlev raced to third place on the same heat by 0.21 of a second behind Kazakhstan's Stanislav Osinsky in 1:00.13. Ivlev failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-second overall in the preliminaries.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandru Ivlev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 274. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ^ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Men's 100 Backstroke Prelims: Japan's Morita Surprises with Fastest Time; Americans Cruise Through". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.