Guntars Deičmans
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Latvia |
| Born |
4 March 1983 Jelgava, Latvian SSR |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Individual medley |
Guntars Deičmans (born March 4, 1983 in Jelgava) is a retired Latvian swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events.[1] He is a multiple-time Latvian champion and record holder in the same stroke (both 200 and 400 m).
Deicmans qualified for two swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by eclipsing FINA B-standard entry times of 2:03.77 (200 m individual medley) from the FINA World Championships in Barcelona and 4:28.44 (400 m individual medley) from the European Championships in Madrid.[2][3] In the 400 m individual medley, Deicmans touched out Philippines' Miguel Molina to break a 4:30 barrier and capture a seventh spot on the second heat by four seconds, in a time of 4:29.17.[4][5] In the 200 m individual medley, Deicmans challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including two-time Olympians Jeremy Knowles of the Bahamas and Ioannis Kokkodis of Greece. He cruised to fifth place by 0.39 of a second behind Barbados' Bradley Ally, breaking a Latvian record of 2:03.68. Deicmans failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-fifth overall in the preliminaries.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Guntars Deičmans". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 400m Individual Medley Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Men's 400 IM Prelims: Phelps Cruises to 4:13.29 and Lane 4 for Final. Vendt Qualifies Sixth". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Men’s 200 Individual Medley, Day 5 Prelims: Laszlo Cseh Clocks Swift 1:59.50, Leads Michael Phelps into Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.