Alexey Kovrigin

Aleksey Sergeyevich Kovrigin (also Alexey Kovrigin, Russian: Алексей Серге́евич Ковригин; born July 7, 1981) is a Russian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] He is a three-time Russian swimming (2000, 2001, and 2004) in the 400 m individual medley, and a current president of the Krasnoyarsk Swimming Federation. He is also a graduate of physical education at Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University.

Alexey Kovrigin
Personal information
Full nameAleksey Sergeyevich Kovrigin
National team Russia
Born (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981
Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
ClubSDYuShO Krasnoyarsk
CoachIrina Rodina

Kovrigin made his first Russian team, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There, he failed to advance into the final in any of his individual events, finishing seventeenth in the 400 m individual medley (4:22.21), and twenty-second in the 1500 m freestyle (15:30.69).[2][3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Kovrigin shortened his program by qualifying only for the men's 400 m individual medley. He placed second behind his teammate Igor Berezutskiy from the Russian Championships in Moscow, clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 4:20.07.[4][5] He challenged seven other swimmers on the final heat of five, including top medal favorite Michael Phelps of the United States. He rounded out the field to last place by 0.57 of a second behind Berezutskiy in 4:23.77. Kovrigin failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-fourth overall on the first day of preliminaries.[6][7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexey Kovrigin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 145. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. "Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 5)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. "Russian National Swimming Championships 2004 – Day 2 Results". Swimnews Online. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  6. "Men's 400m Individual Medley Heat 5". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Men's 400 IM Prelims: Phelps Cruises to 4:13.29 and Lane 4 for Final. Vendt Qualifies Sixth". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.


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