Raiko Pachel Explained

Raiko Pachel
Strokes:Breaststroke
Club:Keila Swim Club
Coach:Tõnu Meijel
Birth Date:2 June 1974
Birth Place:Tallinn, Estonia
Height:1.920NaN0
Weight:870NaN0
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Raiko Pachel (born June 2, 1974) is an Estonian former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2000), a double Baltic States swimming champion, and a former Estonian record holder in both 100 and 200 m breaststroke.[2] Pachel is also a member of Keila Swim Club in Tallinn under head coach Tõnu Meijel. His older brother is swimmer Marko Pachel.

Pachel competed in a breaststroke double at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He achieved FINA B-standards of 1:03.39 (100 m breaststroke) and 2:18.45 (200 m breaststroke) from the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[3] [4] [5] In the 100 m breaststroke, held on the first day of the Games, Pachel challenged seven other swimmers in heat six, including Australia's top favorite and former bronze medalist Phil Rogers. He rounded out a field to last place in his heat, but shared a thirty-second overall seed with Israel's Tal Stricker in a matching time of 1:03.99.[6] [7] Four days later, in the 200 m breaststroke, Pachel placed thirty-third on the morning prelims. Swimming in heat three, he picked up a third spot to overhaul a 2:20 barrier ahead of El Salvador's Francisco Suriano by almost half a second (0.50) in 2:19.71.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Raiko Pachel. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024102/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/raiko-pachel-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 3 June 2013.
  2. News: Raiko Pachel ujus isikliku rekordi. Raiko Pachel swam his personal best. Estonian. Eesti Päevaleht. 3 April 1999. 3 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 6). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 3). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  5. News: Põldoja. Ants. Raiko Pachel jõudis poolfinaali. Raiko Pachel reached the semifinals. Estonian. Õhtuleht. 7 July 2000. 3 June 2013.
  6. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 6 . . . 242 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  7. News: Newberry. Paul. Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free. https://archive.today/20130615211705/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 16 September 2000. 28 May 2013.
  8. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3 . . . 250 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  9. News: Wide-open race in the men's 100 free. https://archive.today/20130615164701/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep19_wid.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. 3 June 2013.

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