Nataliya Khudyakova
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Ukraine |
| Born |
8 February 1985 Brovary, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Dynamo Kiev |
Nataliya Khudyakova (Ukrainian: Наталія Худякова; born February 8, 1985 in Brovary, Kiev Oblast) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1]
Khudyakova qualified for three swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics by clearing FINA B-standard entry times of 2:02.88 (200 m freestyle) from the EDF Swimming Open in Paris and 4:19.67 (400 m freestyle) from the Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.[2][3] She also teamed up with Darya Stepanyuk, Kateryna Dikidzhi, and Hanna Dzerkal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay. Swimming the anchor leg, Khudyakova recorded a split of 56.54 seconds, and the Ukrainian team went on to finish the preliminary heats in fourteenth overall with a final time of 3:44.72.[4]
In the 400 m freestyle, Khudyakova challenged six other swimmers on the second heat, including two-time Olympian Golda Marcus of El Salvador. She raced to second and thirty-third overall by a quarter of a second (0.25) behind Venezuela's Yanel Pinto in 4:18.34.[5] In her third event, 200 m freestyle, Khudyakova posted her personal best of 2:02.27 to top the first heat by 0.61 of a second ahead of Thailand's Natthanan Junkrajang. Khudyakova failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-fifth overall in the preliminaries.[6]
References
- ↑ "Nataliya Khudyakova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "2008 Paris Open: Women's 200m Freestyle Results". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ↑ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 400m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 58. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 4×100m Freestyle Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 December 2012.