Inna Nikitina (Ukrainian: Інна Нікітіна; born 12 September 1982) is a Ukrainian former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She is a 2000 Olympian, a fourth-place finalist at the European Championships, and a multiple-time national age group champion. During her sporting career, Nikitina trained for Dynamo Kryvyi Rih's swim team under her longtime coach and mentor Viktor Zheltyakov.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Inna Nikitina |
| National team |  Ukraine |
| Born | 12 September 1982 Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Dynamo Kryvyi Rih |
| Coach | Viktor Zheltyakov |
Nikitina made her Olympic debut, as a 14-year-old teen, at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships in Seville, Spain, where she finished off the podium in the 200 m breaststroke with a fourth-place time of 2:29.76.[3] The following year, at the 1998 FINA World Championships in Perth, Australia, Nikitina placed eighteenth from the prelims in the 200 m breaststroke at 2:33.18.[4]
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Nikitina competed only in the women's 200 m breaststroke. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 2:33.39 from the Ukrainian Championships in Kyiv.[5] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including teenagers Nicolette Teo of Singapore (aged 14) and Siow Yi Ting (aged 16). Entering the race with a fastest entry time, Nikitina seized off a powerful lead at the final turn until she dropped her pace on the final stretch to a second seed in 2:34.20, almost a full second behind leader İlkay Dikmen of Turkey. Nikitina failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-sixth overall in the prelims.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Inna Nikitina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Lishnychenko, Yuriy (4 February 2005). Кіровоградські Дельфіни [Kirovohrad Dolphins] (in Ukrainian). Vecherniye Vesti. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "1997 LEN European Aquatics Championships (Seville, Spain): Women's 200m Breaststroke". Swim Rankings. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "1998 FINA World Championships (Perth, Australia): Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3" (PDF). USA Swimming. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 263. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 200m Breaststroke)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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