Pavel Suškov (also Pavelas Suškovas, born 19 December 1981) is a Lithuanian former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] He held a Lithuanian record in the 200 m butterfly from the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, until it was broken by Paulius Andrijauskas two years later in the same tournament. He is a member of Gintaras Sports Club in his home town Klaipėda, and a graduate of technical operations management at Klaipėda University.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pavelas Suškovas |
| National team |  Lithuania |
| Born | 19 December 1981 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly |
| Club | Gintaras Klaipėda |
Suškov qualified for the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:02.65 from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[3][4] He challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including Olympic veterans Derya Büyükuncu of Turkey and Nicholas Neckles of Barbados. He edged out Poland's Adam Mania to take a fifth spot by 0.19 of a second in 2:03.54. Suškov failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-sixth overall in the preliminaries.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pavel Suškov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Matulevičius, Paulius (8 August 2005). "Pavelas Suškovas gerino Lietuvos ir savo rekordusi" [Pavelas Suškovas improved Lithuanian records] (in Lithuanian). Klaipeda diena. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Men's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Men's 200 Backstroke Prelims, Day 5: Peirsol Looks Good for a Dorsal Double". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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