Despoina Solomou (born 18 August 1990) is a Greek synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] On both occasions, she competed in the women's duets. In 2008, she competed with Evanthia Makrygianni and in 2012, she competed with Evangelia Platanioti.[1] Solomou took up the sport at the age of six, and made her international debut in 2006.[2] In 2007, she won the duet event at the European Junior Championships.[2] She retired in 2014, due to lack of funding and currently coaches at Lugano Nuoto in Switzerland.[2]

Despoina Solomou
Personal information
Nationality Greece
Born (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 33)
Marousi, Greece
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming
ClubBallets Nautiques de Strasbourg

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Despoina Solomou Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Despoina Solomou | fina.org - Official FINA website". www.fina.org. Retrieved 2020-03-21.