(1983-03-11) 11 March 1983 (age 41) Larnaca, Cyprus
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight
80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Strokes
Freestyle
Alexandros Aresti (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Αρέστη; born 11 March 1983) is a Cypriot former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and a Cypriot record holder in the 100 and 200 m freestyle.
Aresti made his official debut, as a 17-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's 200 m freestyle. Swimming in heat two, he rounded out the field of seven swimmers to last place and forty-ninth overall by a 5.32-second margin behind winner Mark Chay of Singapore in 1:57.54.[2]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Aresti extended his program by qualifying for two swimming events. He cleared FINA B-standard entry times of 51.45 (100 m freestyle) and 1:53.61 (200 m freestyle) from the Akropolis Grand Prix.[3][4] In the 200 m freestyle, Aresti challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including Olympic veteran Aleksandar Malenko of Yugoslavia. He edged out Chinese Taipei's Chen Te-tung to take a sixth spot and forty-fourth overall by 0.24 of a second in 1:53.90.[5][6] In his second event, 100 m freestyle, Aresti placed thirty-eighth on the morning's preliminaries. Swimming in heat four, Aresti blasted a Cypriot record of 51.10 to save a second spot over Papua New Guinea's Ryan Pini by 0.01 of a second.[7][8]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandros Aresti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
^"Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 124. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
^"Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
^"Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Men's 200 Freestyle Prelims: Thorpe Fastest in 1:47.22; Hoogie, Keller, Phelps and Hackett All in the Mix". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
^"Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
AlexandrosAresti (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Αρέστη; born 11 March 1983) is a Cypriot former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. He is a two-time Olympian...
surname include: AlexandrosAresti (born 1983), Cypriot swimmer Antonis Aresti (born 1983), Cypriot athlete and Paralympian Christina Arestis British/ Cypriot...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank AlexandrosAresti 100 m freestyle 51.10 38 Did not advance 200 m freestyle 1:53.90 44...
other swimmers in heat four, including fellow two-time Olympians AlexandrosAresti of Cyprus and George Gleason of the Virgin Islands. He edged out Bulgaria's...
the morning prelims. Swimming in heat two, he touched out Cyprus' AlexandrosAresti for a seventh seed by almost a full body length in 1:55.72. Two years...
Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou 100 metre Freestyle 52.82 57 did not advance AlexandrosAresti 200 metre Freestyle 1:57.54 49 did not advance Georgios Dimitriadis...
placed fifth, along with his teammates Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou, AlexandrosAresti, and Demetrios Demetriou, in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (3:27.82)...
2004–2010 2004–2021 Hungary Endre Juhász 2004–2021 2004–2014 Cyprus George Arestis 2004–2014 2004–2018 Malta Anthony Borg Barthet 2004–2018 2004–present...
Did not advance Triple jump 15.85 24 Did not advance Shot put Georgios Arestis 18.23 23 Did not advance Discus throw Apostolos Parellis 60.57(SB) 17 Did...
Pole vault Nikandros Stylianou NM – did not advance Shot put Georgios Arestis 18.16 23 did not advance Discus throw Apostolos Parellis 61.79 14 did not...
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