Nataliya Shalagina

Nataliya Shalagina
Personal information
Full name Nataliya Dmitriyevna Shalagina
National team  Russia
Born (1983-09-01) 1 September 1983
Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club PK Yekaterinburg
Coach Dmitry Shalagin

Nataliya Dmitriyevna Shalagina (Russian: Наталья Дмитриевна Шалагина; born September 1, 1983) is a Russian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] She is a 2003 Russian swimming champion in the 100 m freestyle, and a two-time relay medalist at the Russian Championships (2003 and 2004). Shalagina is a member of PK Yekaterinburg, and is coached and trained by her father Dmitry Shalagin.

Shalagina qualified for two swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics by clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 1:59.98 (200 m freestyle) from the Russian Championships in Moscow.[2] In the 200 m freestyle, Shalagina challenged seven other swimmers on the fifth heat, including top medal favorite Federica Pellegrini of Italy. She edged out Brazil's Mariana Brochado to take a seventh spot and twenty-first overall by 0.54 of a second in 2:02.37.[3][4]

Shalagina also teamed up with Oxana Verevka, Yelena Bogomazova, and Natalya Sutyagina in the 4×100 m medley relay. Swimming the freestyle leg, Shalagina recorded a time of 57.60, and the Russians finished the second heat in seventh spot and twelfth overall with a final time of 4:10.18.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Nataliya Shalagina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 5)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 5". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (16 August 2004). "Women's 200 Freestyle, Prelims Day 3: Dana Vollmer Stakes Her Claim as Fastest Qualifier, Benko Also Through to Evening Round". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Women's 400 Medley Relay, Prelims Day 7: Aussies Qualify Ahead of USA in Two-Way Battle for Gold". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
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