Kalliopi Araouzou

Kalliopi Araouzou
Personal information
Surname:	Kalliopi Araouzou
Nation:	Greece
Swimming style (s) :	Freestyle
Society:	Olympiakos SFP
Birthday:	March 6, 1991
Size:	1.69 m
Weight:	57 kg
Medal table

Kalliopi Araouzou ( Greek Καλλιόπη Αραούζου , born March 6, 1991 ) is a Greek open water swimmer . In 2015 she became vice world champion over five kilometers, and in 2013 she also won a World Cup silver medal with the Greek team in the 5 km team event.

successes

At the 2010 European Swimming Championships in Budapest, she finished 14th in the 1500 m freestyle . At the same event she won two medals: a gold one in the team event together with Antonios Fokaidis and Spyridon Gianniotis and a silver one in the individual race over 5 km in 1: 02: 37.3 h behind Yekaterina Seliverstowa (1: 02: 34.7) and before her compatriot Marianna Lymperta (1: 02: 41,3).

After a less successful year in 2011, she won two silver medals at the 2012 European Open Water Championships : over 5 km and in the 5 km team event, the latter behind Italy and ahead of the Germans Thomas Lurz , Andreas Waschburger and Angela Maurer .

At the 2013 Swimming World Championships there were two 4th places over 5 and 10 km and again a silver medal in the team event, this time behind Christian Reichert , Thomas Lurz and Isabelle Härle .

At the 2014 European Swimming Championships , the best result was again a silver medal in the team event, this time behind the Netherlands with Ferry Weertman , Marcel Schouten and Sharon van Rouwendaal .

At the 2015 World Swimming Championships on the Kazanka River in Kazan , Russia , she was only beaten by the defending champion, the American Haley Anderson (58: ​​48.4) , in 58: 49.8 minutes in the individual race over 5 km . Third here was surprisingly the German Finnia Wunram (58: ​​51.0).

Web links

• Kalliopi Araouzou on les-sports.info (French)
• Araouzou with Fokaidis and Gianniotis , Focus Online August 6, 2010, accessed July 26, 2015