Andrei Capitanciuc Explained

Andrei Capitanciuc
Fullname:Andrei Capitanciuc
Strokes:Breaststroke
Birth Date:28 May 1985
Birth Place:Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height:1.780NaN0
Weight:620NaN0
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Andrei Capitanciuc (born May 28, 1985) is a Moldovan former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Capitanciuc qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by achieving a FINA B-standard of 1:04.98 from the Russian Open Championships in Moscow.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including three-time Olympians Jean Luc Razakarivony of Madagascar and Yevgeny Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan. He shared a second seed with Saudi Arabia's Ahmed Al-Kudmani in a time of 1:05.65. Capitanciuc failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-seventh overall out of 60 swimmers on the first day of preliminaries.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Andrei Capitanciuc. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183858/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/andrei-capitanciuc-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 4 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 24 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 2. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  4. News: Whitten . Phillip . Prelims, Men's 100 Breaststroke: Kitajima, Hansen Qualify One-Two; Japanese Sets Olympic Record . . 14 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203065847/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7788.asp . 3 December 2013 .