Bertrand Bristol Explained

Bertrand Bristol
Fullname:Bertrand Bristol
Strokes:Butterfly
Birth Date:5 February 1982
Height:1.860NaN0
Weight:720NaN0
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Bertrand Bristol (born February 5, 1982) is a Seychellois former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] Bristol qualified for the men's 200 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 2:09.68.[2] [3] He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including 15-year-old Sergey Pankov of Uzbekistan. He set a Seychellois record of 2:09.07 to edge out Pankov for a sixth spot by nearly four seconds.[4] Bristol failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-eighth overall in the preliminaries.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Bertrand Bristol. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065850/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/bertrand-bristol-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 4 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 27 April 2013.
  3. News: Govinden. Gerard. Austin and Bristol aim to improve Seychelles' times. Swimming World Magazine. 12 August 2004. 4 May 2013.
  4. News: Bristol shatters Seychelles 200m butterfly record. Swimming World Magazine. 17 August 2004. 4 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 16 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  6. News: Thomas. Stephen. Men’s 200 Butterfly, Prelims Day 3: Michael Phelps and Japan’s Yamamoto Tie As Fastest Qualifiers; Tom Malchow will be there too. Swimming World Magazine. 16 August 2004. 19 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051203024916/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7834.asp. 3 December 2005.

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