Phathana Inthavong

Phathana Inthavong (born February 15, 1997 in Vientiane, Laos)[1] is a Laotian swimmer specializing in Freestyle and Backstroke.[2] He swam for Laos at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In August 2013 he joined the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.

Phathana Inthavong
Personal information
Full namePhathana Inthavong
Nickname(s)Jimmy
NationalityLaotian
Born (1997-02-15) February 15, 1997
Vientiane, Laos
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, Freestyle

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he ranked number 56th[3] of the event.

Early life

Phathana was born and raised in Vientiane, located in the centre of Laos. He studied in Kiettisack International School, 2014 and currently in Dong-a University. Phathana is the second of three children. Phathana began swimming at the age of nine, partly because of the influence of his sisters and partly to provide him with an outlet for his energy. By the age of 12, he swam in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games held in Vientiane, Laos.

Phathana and his colleagues in 2007

At the end of 2010 Phathana and his teammates participated in Lao-Korean Friendship Training Course held by KOICA. The program was in Incheon, South Korea from the 30th of July until 31 August.

Swimming career

World Aquatics Championships

Phathana competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011. July 29, 2011 he swam 50 Freestyle heat 3 on lane number 8 with the time of 28.94. July 30, 2011 he swam 50 Backstroke heat 1 lane number 4 with the time of 35.30.

RankHeatLaneEventsTimeVenueLocationYear
10138Freestyle 5028.94Shanghai Oriental Sports CenterShanghai, CHN2011
3714Backstroke 5035.30Shanghai Oriental Sports CenterShanghai, CHN2011
14251Freestyle 5027.88Sinan Erdem DomeIstanbul, TUR2012
8528Freestyle 1001.02.85Palau Sant JordiBarcelona, ESP2013
14827Freestyle 1001.01.66Hamad Aquatic CentreDoha, Qatar2014
8618Backstroke 1001.10.52Hamad Aquatic CentreDoha, Qatar2014

2011 Southeast Asian Games

RankEventsTimeVenueLocationYear
12Backstroke 5034.32Jakabaring Sport ComplexPalembang, INA2011
12Breaststroke 5035.50Jakabaring Sport ComplexPalembang, INA2011
13Backstroke 1001.13.77Jakabaring Sport ComplexPalembang, INA2011
64 × 100 m Freestyle Relay4.11.36Jakabaring Sport ComplexPalembang, INA2011

2012 Summer Olympics

RankHeatLaneEventsTimeLocationLocationYear
5614Freestyle 5028.17London Aquatics CentreLondon, GBR2012

2014 Asian Games[4]

RankHeatLaneEventsTimeVenueLocationYear
3611Freestyle 1001.02.46Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center[5]Incheon, South Korea2014
3914Freestyle 5028.09Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center[5]Incheon, South Korea2014

2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle

See also

References

  1. Phathana Inthavong at Sports Reference on sports-reference.com
  2. London 2012 profile Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Sports Reference profile
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-10-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2015-09-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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