Santiago Deu

Santiago Deu
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Deu
National team Andorra
Born (1980-03-21) 21 March 1980 (age 44)
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Santiago Deu Sandoval (born March 21, 1980) is an Andorran former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.[1] Deu competed only in the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 1:59.39.[2] He challenged four other swimmers in heat one, including Uzbekistan's two-time Olympian Oleg Tsvetkovskiy. Deu rounded out the field to last place in a personal best of 1:59.31, finishing behind the leader Tsvetskovskiy by 4.38 seconds. Deu failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-first overall in the prelims.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Santiago Deu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 124. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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