Jana Korbasová (born March 20, 1974) is a Slovak former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke and in individual medley events.[1] She represented Slovakia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and later became a sixth-place finalist in the 200 m backstroke (2:12.81) at the European Short Course Championships in Valencia, Spain on that same year.[2][3] Since her retirement came in 2001, Korbasova currently serves as the acting head coach for Howick Pakuranga Swim Club in New Zealand. She has competed in several New Zealand Ironman in Taupo achieving the fastest swim time for women in the non professional division. She won the 2018 New Zealand Coach of the Year. [4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jana Korbasová |
| National team |  Slovakia |
| Born | 20 March 1974 Košice, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke, medley |
Korbasova competed only in two individual events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved FINA B-standards of 2:20.38 (200 m backstroke) from the Slovakia Grand Prix in Bratislava and 4:55.45 (400 m individual medley) from the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[5][6][7] On the first day of the Games, Korbasova placed twenty-fourth in the 400 m individual medley. Swimming in heat one, she came up with a spectacular swim on the dominant backstroke leg to overhaul a five-minute barrier and pick up a second seed in 4:59.05, nearly five seconds behind the leader Georgina Bardach of Argentina.[8][9] Five days later, in the 200 m backstroke, Korbasova edged out Hungary's Annamária Kiss on the final stretch to establish a Slovak record and a sixth-seeded time of 2:19.37 from heat two, but her relentless effort was worthy enough for a twenty-seventh spot on the morning prelims.[10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jana Korbasová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "2000 European Short Course Swimming Championships (Valencia, Spain) – Women's 200m Backstroke Final" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Plávanie: Korbašová a Kaňuk ukončili kariéru" [Swimming: Korbášová and Kaňuk end career] (in Slovak). Pravda. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ McPherson, David (2 October 2013). "Abundant Triathlon Potential". Times Online. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "2000 LEN European Aquatics Championships (Helsinki, Finland) – Women's 400m Medley Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 329. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 299. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 200m Backstroke)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming Results (September 21, 2000)". Sydney 2000. ESPN. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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