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Andreas Vazaios

Andreas Vazaios

Greek swimmer (born 1994)

Andreas Vazaios (Greek: Ανδρέας Βαζαίος; born 9 May 1994 in Athens) is a Greek swimmer. He competed in the 200 m individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated after the qualifying heats.[1]

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 200 m individual medley event. He finished 9th in the heats with a time of 1:59.33. He qualified for the semifinals where he placed 11th with a time of 1:59.54 and did not qualify for the final.[2] He was a member of the men's 4 x 100 medley relay team which finished 15th in the heats and did not advance to the final.[3]

He also swam for North Carolina State University where he won the NCAA Championship Twice in the 200 Yard Butterfly, he was member of a two times NCAA Champion 800 freestyle relay breaking the NCAA record, ACC record and school record. Andreas was the 2019 scholar athlete.

Andreas Vazaios is a member of the London Roar team, competing in Season 2 of the International Swimming League (ISL). The ISL is an annual professional swimming league featuring a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions.

References

  1. [1]
    London 2012 profile Archived 2012-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  3. [3]
    "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-28.


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