Andrei Capitanciuc (born May 28, 1985) is a Moldovan former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Capitanciuc qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by achieving a FINA B-standard of 1:04.98 from the Russian Open Championships in Moscow.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including three-time Olympians Jean Luc Razakarivony of Madagascar and Yevgeny Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan. He shared a second seed with Saudi Arabia's Ahmed Al-Kudmani in a time of 1:05.65. Capitanciuc failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-seventh overall out of 60 swimmers on the first day of preliminaries.[3][4]

Andrei Capitanciuc
Personal information
Full nameAndrei Capitanciuc
National team Moldova
Born (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 39)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Capitanciuc". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ^ Whitten, Phillip (14 August 2004). "Prelims, Men's 100 Breaststroke: Kitajima, Hansen Qualify One-Two; Japanese Sets Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.