Viktar Vabishchevich
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| Full name |
Viktar Aliaksandravich Vabishchevich | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Belarus | ||||||||||||
| Born |
22 March 1989 Brest, Belarusian SSR | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||
| Club | Army Sports Club Brest | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Viktar Aliaksandravich Vabishchevich (Belarusian: Віктар Аляксандравіч Вабішчэвіч; born March 22, 1989 in Brest) is a Belarusian swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] He posted a Belarusian record time of 28.03 seconds in the preliminary heats of the men's 50 m breaststroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[2] He also won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, clocking at 28.62 seconds.[3]
Vabishchevich qualified for two swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:02.19 from the Belarus Open Championships.[4] In the 100 m breaststroke, Vabishchevich challenged seven other swimmers on the fifth heat, including two-time Olympians Mike Brown of Canada, and two-meter tall swimmer Andrew Bree of Ireland. He rounded out the field in last place by less than 0.16 of a second behind Algeria's Sofiane Daid with a time of 1:03.29. Vabishchevich failed to qualify for the semifinals, as he placed forty-ninth overall in the preliminary heats.[5] Vabishchevich also competed in the 4×100 m medley relay, along with his teammates Pavel Sankovich, Yauheni Lazuka, and Stanislau Neviarouski. Swimming the breaststroke leg, Vabishchevich recorded a time of 1:01.89, and the Belarusian team finished the preliminary heats in last place, with a final time of 3:39.39.[6]
References
- ↑ "Viktar Vabishchevich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ↑ "2012 European Aquatics Championships (Debrecen, Hungary) – Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ↑ Rusticus, Oene (20 July 2007). "European Juniors Take Aim at Championships Meet Records". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ↑ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 100m Breaststroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 27. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 5". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 31 January 2013.