Iryna Niafedava

Iryna Niafedava
Personal information
Full name Iryna Mikailauna Niafedava
National team  Belarus
Born (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987
Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Iryna Mikailauna Niafedava (Belarusian: Ірына Міхайлаўна Няфёдава; born August 1, 1987) is a Belarusian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] Niafedava qualified for the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay, as a member of the Belarusian team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2] Teaming with Sviatlana Khakhlova, and sisters Hanna and Maryia Shcherba in heat two, Niafedava swam a third leg and recorded a split of 56.46, but the Belarusians missed the top 8 final by 2.5 seconds, sharing a fifth-place tie and eleventh overall with the Brazilians in a final time of 3:45.38.[3][4]

References

  1. "Iryna Niafedava". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. "Women's 4×100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Women's 400 Freestyle Relay Prelims: Aussie Women Qualify Fastest Ahead of Team USA; Germans and Dutch in the Mix". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2013.


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