Stella Boumi (Greek: Στέλλα Μπούμη; born March 31, 1988) is a Greek former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1][2] She represented her nation Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also swam for Olympiacos in Athens.[3]

Stella Boumi
Personal information
Full nameStella Boumi
National team Greece
Born (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 36)
Marousi, Athens, Greece
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubOlympiakos Athina[1]

Boumi competed as part of the Greek swimming squad in the women's 200 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Three months before the Games, she cleared a FINA B-standard in 2:14.03 to earn a place on the Olympic team at the Akropolis Grand Prix in Athens.[3][4] Boumi posted a 2:14.73 to finish heat two in fifth place and twenty-ninth overall on the evening prelims, failing to advance to the semifinals.[5][6]

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  1. ^ a b "Stella Boumi". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stella Boumi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b Ολυμπιακή πρόκριση για Μπούμη και Χασιώτη [Boumi and Chasiotis qualified for the Olympics] (in Greek). Contra.gr. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Backstroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 65. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Swimming: Women's 200m Backstroke – Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  6. ^ Κολύμβηση (200μ. ύπτιο γυναικών): 29η h Στέλλα Μπούμη [Swimming (200m backstroke): Boumi finished in the 29th position] (in Greek). Contra.gr. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

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