Irakli Revishvili Explained

Irakli Revishvili
Fullname:Irakli Revishvili
Nicknames:Revisha
Strokes:Freestyle
Coach:Zurab Khomasuridze
Birth Date:3 November 1988
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.790NaN0
Weight:740NaN0
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Irakli Revishvili (Georgian: ირაკლი რევიშვილი; born 3 November 1988) is a Georgian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He represented his nation Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has currently owned two Georgian national records in both the 200 and 400 m freestyle.[2] Revishvili also trained for the national swimming team under the tutelage of head coach and 2004 Olympian Zurab Khomasuridze.

Revishvili received a card invitation from FINA to compete as a lone Georgian male swimmer in the 200 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] [3] He pulled away from a small field of swimmers to take victory in the opening heat with 1:53.60, but failed to advance further to the semifinals, finishing fifty-third overall in the prelims.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Irakli Revishvili. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064129/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/irakli-revishvili-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 12 January 2013.
  2. News: Beijing 2008. Georgian National Olympic Committee. 13 July 2012. 4 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Beijing 2008: Swimming Day 2– Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1). 2. Best Swimming. 9 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110824183824/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/beijing2008/balizamento_dia2.pdf. 24 August 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Swimming: Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1 . . . 12 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032411/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWM012900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .