Anna Salnikova
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anna Salnikova |
| National team |
 Georgia |
| Born |
11 January 1987 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Coach | Zurab Khomasuridze |
Anna Salnikova (Georgian: ანა სალნიკოვა; born January 11, 1987) is a Georgian swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She represented her nation Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and held a Georgian national record in both the 50 and 100 m breaststroke until they were later broken by Teona Bostashvili in two separate editions of the World Championships (2013 and 2015).[2]
Salnikova received a wild card invitation from FINA to compete as a lone Georgian female swimmer in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2][3] Tying for first at the initial length of the opening heat, she fought off a sprint challenge from Libya's Asmahan Farhat by just the slimmest of the margins for the top spot, but nearly faded down the last stroke to touch the wall with a second-place time in 1:21.70. Salnikova failed to advance to the semifinals, as she placed forty-eighth overall in the preliminary heats.[4]
References
- ↑ "Anna Salnikova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Beijing 2008". Georgian National Olympic Committee. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Beijing 2008: Swimming Day 2– Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Best Swimming. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming: Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 12 January 2013.