Marianna Lymperta

Marianna Lymperta (Greek: Μαριάννα Λυμπερτά, born June 25, 1979)[1] is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Greece. She has won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, at the Open Water Swimming Women's 10 km event.[2] She has also won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships, at the Open Water Swimming Women's 5 km event.[2]

Marianna Lymperta
Personal information
Born (1979-06-25) June 25, 1979
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Greece
World Championships
2011 Shanghai10km open water
European Championships
2010 Budapest5km open water
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunis4x200m freestyle relay
2001 Tunis400m freestyle
2005 Almeria1500m freestyle

She has swum for Greece at the:

  • Olympics: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
  • World Championships: 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013[3]
  • European Championships: 2010
  • Mediterranean Games: 2001, 2005, 2013
  • Open Water Worlds: 2008, 2010

At the 2010 European Championships, she set the Greek Records in the women's 800 and 1500 free (8:34.81 and 16:20.11).

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's marathon 10 kilometre, finishing in last place.[4]

References

  1. Lymperta's entry from sports-reference.com (note name is (mis-)spelled as "Lyberta"). Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  2. "Marianna LYMPERTA | Medals | AQUA Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  3. (in Greek) 15ο ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ: Αφιέρωμα στην Ελληνική Αποστολή (trans: 15th World Championships: a tribute to the Greek team). Published by KOE on 2013-07-17; retrieved 2013-07-19.
  4. "Marianna Lymperta". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.


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