Natalia Hadjiloizou Explained

Natalia Hadjiloizou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ναταλία Χατζηλοΐζου; born 23 March 1979 in Vitebsk, Belarus as Natalya Baranovskaya; Belarusian: Наталля Бараноўская|translit=Natallya Baranowskaya; Russian: Наталья Барановская) is a professional Cypriot swimmer.

Swimming career

She made her Olympic debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for Belarus.

Hadjiloizou also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney for Belarus, where she placed 6th in the 200 m freestyle and did not advance out of the preliminary heats in the 400 m freestyle.

She won the 'Open' 1999 British Championship in the 400 metres freestyle.[1]

After deciding to retire aged 22 in 2001, she moved to Cyprus where she married her coach Giorgios, and later competed for Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she ranked 45th in the 100 metre butterfly event.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 12 July 1999, p. 43. Times Digital Archive.
  2. Web site: http://www.cybc.com.cy/olympics-beijing2008/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=87. el:Κυπριακή Συμμετοχή. CyBC. 5 October 2010. Greek. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081226183249/http://www.cybc.com.cy/olympics-beijing2008/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=87. 26 December 2008.