Natalia Roubina

Natalia Roubina
Personal information
Full name	Natalia Roubina
National team	Cyprus
Born	19 July 1984 (age 40); Nicosia, Cyprus
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, butterfly

Natalia Roubina (Greek: Ναταλία Ρουμπίνα; born July 19, 1984) is a Cypriot former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle and butterfly events.^[1] She represented Cyprus, as a 16-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Roubina competed only in the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She established a Cypriot record and a FINA B-cut of 2:16.41 from the Games of the Small States of Europe in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.^[2] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including France's three-time Olympian Cécile Jeanson and Singapore's 15-year-old Christel Bouvron. She held off a sprint battle from Greece's Zampia Melachroinou on the final stretch to move herself up from seventh to a sixth seed in 2:17.01, exactly six-tenths of a second (0.60) below her own national record. Roubina failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirtieth overall in the prelims.^[3]^[4]

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, Roubina helped the Cypriots earn a seventh spot in the 4×100 m medley relay, finishing with a final time of 4:41.77.^[5]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Roubina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 232. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
^ "Thorpe helps Aussies to relay gold". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Whitten, Phillip (4 August 2002). "Schoeman Foils Aussie Last Day Sweep at Commonwealth Games; Thorpe Winds Up with 6 Gold, Thomas Bags 5". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

External links

Manchester 2002 Profile

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Roubina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[2] "Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

[3] "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 232. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

[4] "Thorpe helps Aussies to relay gold". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[5] Whitten, Phillip (4 August 2002). "Schoeman Foils Aussie Last Day Sweep at Commonwealth Games; Thorpe Winds Up with 6 Gold, Thomas Bags 5". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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