Kristel Vourna
Greek swimmer (born 1992)
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Kristel Vourna (born 11 February 1992) is a Greek swimmer.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she competed in the Women's 100 metre butterfly.[2] She took the 12th place overall, finishing 7th in the second semifinal in the 100 metre butterfly with a Greek record of 58.31 seconds. She also swam the anchor leg of Greece's 4 x 100 freestyle relay, but the team failed to qualify for the final, finishing in the 16th place.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Swimming | ||
Representing  Greece | ||
| Mediterranean Games | ||
 | 2013 Mersin | 4x100 m freestyle |
At the 2012 European Championships in Debrecen, she took the 5th place in 100 metre butterfly, the 6th place in 50 metre butterfly and the 5th place in 4 x 100 freestyle relay.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event where she finished 22nd in the heats and did not advance.[3] Her qualification was complicated by an administrative error by FINA.[4] She was informed that she had qualified by achieving the B standard time, but FINA then stated that for two athletes to qualify for one nation, both had to achieve the A standard time.[4] Following appeals by the Greek Olympic committee, she was allowed to compete.[4]
She studied at the University of Alabama.[5]
Honours
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Greece | |||||
| 2012 | European Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 5th | 100 m butterfly | |
| 4 x 100 freestyle relay | |||||
| 6th | 50 m butterfly | ||||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 12th (sf) | 100 m butterfly | ||
| 16th (sf) | 4 x 100 freestyle relay | ||||
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 2nd | 4 x 100 freestyle relay | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23rd (h) | 100 m butterfly | |
