Aleksandr Shilin

Aleksandr Shilin
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Shilin
National team  Kyrgyzstan
 Russia
Born (1976-02-02) 2 February 1976
Saint Petersburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, backstroke

Aleksandr Shilin (Russian: Александр Шилин; born February 2, 1976) is a Kyrgyz former swimmer of Russian heritage, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle and sprint backstroke events.[1] He represented his adopted nation Kyrgyzstan at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and posted top-ten times in 50 m backstroke from the European and Russian Swimming Masters.[2][3]

Shilin competed in two relay swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4][5] On the fourth day of the Games, Shilin, along with Andrei Pakin, Ivan Ivanov, and Dmitri Kuzmin, were disqualified from heat one for an early takeoff during the lead-off leg.[6][7] Three days later, in the 4×100 m medley relay, Shilin teamed up with Russian imports Alexander Tkachev, Konstantin Ushkov, and Sergey Ashihmin. Leading off the backstroke leg in the same heat, he recorded a split of 57.88, but a diverse Kyrgyzstan team settled for seventh place and nineteenth overall in a final time of 3:46.70.[8][9][10]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Aleksandr Shilin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. "Russian Swimming Masters – Men's 50m Freestyle (Age Group 30–34)" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian Swimming Masters. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. "European Masters Swimming Top Ten (Short Course 2012) – Men's 50m Backstroke (Age Group 30–34)" (PDF). Russian Swimming Masters. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. "Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. "Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  6. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 341. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. "Wide-open race in the men's 100 free". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  8. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 346. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  9. "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 4×100m Medley Relay)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  10. "Sydney 2000: Swimming Results (September 22, 2000)". Sydney 2000. ESPN. Retrieved 14 June 2013.


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