Dimitrios_Chasiotis

Dimitrios Chasiotis

Dimitrios Chasiotis

Greek swimmer

Dimitrios Chasiotis (Greek: Δημήτρης Χασιώτης; born June 27, 1986) is a Greek former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1][2] He represented his nation Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also swam for Olympiacos in Athens.[3]

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Chasiotis competed as part of the Greek swimming squad in the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Three months before the Games, he smashed both a national record on a bodysuit and a FINA B-cut of 1:59.95 at the Akropolis Grand Prix in Athens, clipping off a previous standard from former Olympian Antonios Gkioulmpas by a few seconds.[3][4] Chasiotis rounded out the field to last place and thirty-sixth overall in heat three of the evening prelims with 2:02.30, just two seconds slower than his entry time.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Dimitrios Chasiotis". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dimitrios Chasiotis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  3. [3]
    Ο Χασιώτης πάει Πεκίνο με σπουδαίο πανελλήνιο ρεκόρ στα 20μ. [Chasiotis goes to Olympics by smashing the national record in the 200m back] (in Greek). In.gr. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Backstroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 25. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Swimming: Men's 200m Backstroke – Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  6. [6]
    Κολύμβηση (200μ. ύπτιο ανδρών): Στην 35η θέση ο Χασιώτης [Swimming (200m backstroke): Chasiotis finished in the 35th position] (in Greek). Naftemporiki.gr. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2015.


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