Saida Iskandarova Explained
Saida Iskandarova (Uzbek: Саида Искандарова; born March 12, 1980) is an Uzbek former swimmer who specialized in backstroke, but also competed in sprint freestyle.[1] She is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and currently the head coach for the Uzbekistan National Swimming Team.[2] [3]
Iskandarova made her Olympic debut, as Uzbekistan's first ever female swimmer, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the women's 50 m freestyle. Swimming in heat four, she picked up a sixth seed and fifty-fifth overall by 0.23 of a second behind Moldova's Maria Tregubova in 27.75.[4]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Iskandarova qualified for the 200 m backstroke by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:19.98 from the Belarus Open Championships in Minsk.[5] She participated in the first heat, against two other swimmers Gretchen Gotay of Puerto Rico, and Sherry Tsai of Hong Kong. She rounded out a small field of three to last place by a 6.24-second margin behind winner Tsai, outside her entry time of 2:26.17. Iskandarova failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-second overall in the preliminaries.[6] [7]
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- Saida Iskandarova. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/saida-iskandarova-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 3 May 2013.
- News: Саида Искандарова раскрыла секрет как доплыть до…олимпийских медалей. Saida Iskandarova revealed the secret on how to swim for Olympic medals. uz. 12 News Uzbekistan. 5 January 2005. 3 May 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130707082231/http://www.12news.uz/news/2012/11/11/%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BB%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%BA%D0%B0/. 7 July 2013.
- News: McLeod. Matt. Kuchkarova returns to Redlands Swim Team with company. Redlands Daily Facts. 15 October 2012. 3 May 2013. https://archive.today/20130630052024/http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/ci_21775778/kuchkarova-returns-rst-company. 30 June 2013. dead.
- Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 4 . . . 165 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
- Web site: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 22 March 2013.
- Web site: Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
- News: Thomas . Stephen . Women's 200 Backstroke, Day 6 Prelims: Top Seeds Komarova and Nakamura Qualify Fastest . . 19 August 2004 . 1 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715000421/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7900.asp . 15 July 2014 .
