Pavel Suškov Explained

Pavel Suškov
Fullname:Pavelas Suškovas
Strokes:Backstroke, butterfly
Club:Gintaras Klaipėda
Birth Date:19 December 1981
Birth Place:Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.930NaN0
Weight:840NaN0
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Pavel Suškov (also Pavelas Suškovas, born 19 December 1981) is a Lithuanian former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] He held a Lithuanian record in the 200 m butterfly from the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, until it was broken by Paulius Andrijauskas two years later in the same tournament. He is a member of Gintaras Sports Club in his home town Klaipėda, and a graduate of technical operations management at Klaipėda University.[2]

Suškov qualified for the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:02.65 from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[3] [4] He challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including Olympic veterans Derya Büyükuncu of Turkey and Nicholas Neckles of Barbados. He edged out Poland's Adam Mania to take a fifth spot by 0.19 of a second in 2:03.54. Suškov failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-sixth overall in the preliminaries.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Pavel Suškov. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084821/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/pavel-suskov-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 26 April 2013.
  2. News: Matulevičius. Paulius. Pavelas Suškovas gerino Lietuvos ir savo rekordusi. Pavelas Suškovas improved Lithuanian records. Lithuanian . Klaipeda diena. 8 August 2005. 26 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  4. Web site: 2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Men's 200m Backstroke Heats. PDF. Omega Timing. 26 April 2013.
  5. Web site: Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 2. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  6. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men’s 200 Backstroke Prelims, Day 5: Peirsol Looks Good for a Dorsal Double . . 18 August 2004 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051203025539/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7875.asp . 3 December 2005 .