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 5km event.[2]

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. ^ a b "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.