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'''Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir''' (born July 15, 1981) is an [[Iceland]]ic former [[swimmer]], who specialized in [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] and [[individual medley]] events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bj/lara-hrund-bjargardottir-1.html|26 March 2013}}</ref> She is a multiple-time Big West Conference honoree, four-time Icelandic record holder, and a member of the swimming team for the [[UC Irvine Anteaters]] at the [[University of California, Irvine]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bjargardottir leading UCI swim team|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2002-12-20/news/export29253_1_iceland-uc-irvine-women-swimmers|publisher=[[Daily Pilot]]|date=20 December 2002|accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Anteaters on the Rise|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4807.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=23 January 2003|accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref> |
'''Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir''' (born July 15, 1981) is an [[Iceland]]ic former [[swimmer]], who specialized in [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] and [[individual medley]] events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bj/lara-hrund-bjargardottir-1.html|26 March 2013}}</ref> She is a multiple-time Big West Conference honoree, four-time Icelandic record holder, and a member of the swimming team for the [[UC Irvine Anteaters]] at the [[University of California, Irvine]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bjargardottir leading UCI swim team|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2002-12-20/news/export29253_1_iceland-uc-irvine-women-swimmers|publisher=[[Daily Pilot]]|date=20 December 2002|accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Anteaters on the Rise|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4807.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=23 January 2003|accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref> |
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Bjargardottir made her first Icelandic team at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]]. There, she failed to advance into the semifinals in any of her individual events, finishing twenty-seventh in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]] (2:05.22), and thirty-sixth in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] (58.44).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 2|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=283|accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 2|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=174|accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref> |
Bjargardottir made her first Icelandic team at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]]. There, she failed to advance into the semifinals in any of her individual events, finishing twenty-seventh in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]] (2:05.22), and thirty-sixth in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] (58.44).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 2 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |format=[[PDF]] |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]] |page=283 |accessdate=26 March 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 2 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |format=[[PDF]] |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]] |page=174 |accessdate=26 March 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 |df= }}</ref> |
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At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Bjargardottir shortened her program on her second Olympic appearance, swimming only in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley|200 m individual medley]]. She achieved a FINA B-standard of 2:20.35 from the [[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Barcelona, Spain]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000103050004000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 1)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010406001E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref> Bjargardottir challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including two-time Olympians [[Marina Mulyayeva]] of Kazakhstan and [[Vered Borochovski]] of Israel. She raced to fourth place by 0.62 of a second behind 16-year-old swimmer [[Park Na-Ri]] of South Korea with a time of 2:22.00. Bjargardottir failed to qualify for the semifinals, as she placed twenty-seventh overall for the second time in the preliminaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 1|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3531268.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=16 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=Women's 200 Individual Medley Prelims Day 3: Klochkova Aims for Repeat Olympic Gold; Americans Qualify 3rd and 4th|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7835.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=16 August 2004|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref> |
At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Bjargardottir shortened her program on her second Olympic appearance, swimming only in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley|200 m individual medley]]. She achieved a FINA B-standard of 2:20.35 from the [[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Barcelona, Spain]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000103050004000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 1)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010406001E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref> Bjargardottir challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including two-time Olympians [[Marina Mulyayeva]] of Kazakhstan and [[Vered Borochovski]] of Israel. She raced to fourth place by 0.62 of a second behind 16-year-old swimmer [[Park Na-Ri]] of South Korea with a time of 2:22.00. Bjargardottir failed to qualify for the semifinals, as she placed twenty-seventh overall for the second time in the preliminaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 1|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3531268.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=16 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |title=Women's 200 Individual Medley Prelims Day 3: Klochkova Aims for Repeat Olympic Gold; Americans Qualify 3rd and 4th |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7835.asp |publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]] |date=16 August 2004 |accessdate=9 May 2013 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir |
| National team |  Iceland |
| Born | 15 July 1981 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley |
| Club | Sundfélagið Húnar |
| College team | University of California, Irvine (U.S.) |
Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir (born July 15, 1981) is an Icelandic former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] She is a multiple-time Big West Conference honoree, four-time Icelandic record holder, and a member of the swimming team for the UC Irvine Anteaters at the University of California, Irvine.[2][3]
Bjargardottir made her first Icelandic team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There, she failed to advance into the semifinals in any of her individual events, finishing twenty-seventh in the 200 m freestyle (2:05.22), and thirty-sixth in the 100 m freestyle (58.44).[4][5]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Bjargardottir shortened her program on her second Olympic appearance, swimming only in the 200 m individual medley. She achieved a FINA B-standard of 2:20.35 from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[6][7] Bjargardottir challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including two-time Olympians Marina Mulyayeva of Kazakhstan and Vered Borochovski of Israel. She raced to fourth place by 0.62 of a second behind 16-year-old swimmer Park Na-Ri of South Korea with a time of 2:22.00. Bjargardottir failed to qualify for the semifinals, as she placed twenty-seventh overall for the second time in the preliminaries.[8][9]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Bjargardottir leading UCI swim team". Daily Pilot. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Anteaters on the Rise". Swimming World Magazine. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 283. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (16 August 2004). "Women's 200 Individual Medley Prelims Day 3: Klochkova Aims for Repeat Olympic Gold; Americans Qualify 3rd and 4th". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2013.[permanent dead link]