Natalia Roubina

Natalia Roubina (Greek: Ναταλία Ρουμπίνα; born July 19, 1984) is a Cypriot former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle and butterfly events.[1] She represented Cyprus, as a 16-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Natalia Roubina
Personal information
Full nameNatalia Roubina
National team Cyprus
Born (1984-07-19) 19 July 1984
Nicosia, Cyprus
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly

Roubina competed only in the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She established a Cypriot record and a FINA B-cut of 2:16.41 from the Games of the Small States of Europe in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.[2] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including France's three-time Olympian Cécile Jeanson and Singapore's 15-year-old Christel Bouvron. She held off a sprint battle from Greece's Zampia Melachroinou on the final stretch to move herself up from seventh to a sixth seed in 2:17.01, exactly six-tenths of a second (0.60) below her own national record. Roubina failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirtieth overall in the prelims.[3][4]

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, Roubina helped the Cypriots earn a seventh spot in the 4×100 m medley relay, finishing with a final time of 4:41.77.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Roubina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 232. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  4. "Thorpe helps Aussies to relay gold". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. Whitten, Phillip (4 August 2002). "Schoeman Foils Aussie Last Day Sweep at Commonwealth Games; Thorpe Winds Up with 6 Gold, Thomas Bags 5". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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