Vasiliki Angelopoulou

Vasiliki Angelopoulou (Greek: Βασιλική Αγγελοπούλου; born May 30, 1987 in Athens) is a retired Greek swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and individual medley events.[1] Angelopoulou broke both a national and a European junior record of 2:10.64 to claim a gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2003 European Junior Swimming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[2] Angelopoulou also held the distinction of being the first female Greek swimmer to reach an Olympic final.[3]

Vasiliki Angelopoulou

Personal information
Full name	Vasiliki Angelopoulou
National team	Greece
Born	(1987-05-30) 30 May 1987 Athens, Greece
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, medley
Club	AE Haidariou
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Greece European Junior Championships 2003 Glasgow 200 m butterfly 2003 Glasgow 200 m medley

Angelopoulou qualified for two swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, representing the host nation Greece. She achieved a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:10.64 (200 m butterfly) from the European Junior Swimming Championships[2][4] On the first day of the competition, Angelopoulou set a Greek record time of 4:44.90, to secure her spot in the final of the 400 m individual medley.[5] Being the nation's first female swimmer in the swimming final, Angelopoulou finished in last place by half a second (0.50) behind South Korea's Nam Yoo-Sun, in a time of 4:50.85.[6][7] In the 200 m butterfly, Angelopoulou failed to qualify for the semifinals, as she placed twenty-second in the preliminary heats, outside her personal best time of 2:13.88.[8]