Daria Klepikova

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Daria Klepikova
Personal information
Full nameDaria Sergeevna Klepikova
National teamRussia Russia
Born (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 17)[1]
Voronezh, Russia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Russia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships (SC) 2 0 0
European Junior Championships 6 1 0
Total 8 1 0
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 4×50 m medley
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rome 100 m butterfly

Daria Sergeevna Klepikova (born 11 February 2005) is a Russian competitive swimmer. She is a Russian record holder in the short course 4×50 metre freestyle relay and 4×50 metre medley relay. At the 2021 European Junior Championships she won six gold medals and one silver medal in individual and relay events. She won two gold medals at the 2021 European Short Course Championships in relay events.

Early life[]

Klepikova was born 11 February 2005 in the Voronezh region of Russia.[1][2]

Career[]

2021[]

2021 European Junior Championships[]

2021 European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 100 m freestyle 54.75
Gold medal – first place 4×100 m mixed freestyle 3:29.71
Gold medal – first place 4×100 m mixed medley 3:50.25
Gold medal – first place 50 m butterfly 26.14 (CR)
Gold medal – first place 4×100 m freestyle 3:40.10 (CR)
Gold medal – first place 4×100 m medley 4:02.72
Silver medal – second place 100 m butterfly 58.07

On the first day of competition, 6 July, of the 2021 European Junior Championships at Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto in Rome, Italy, Klepikova advanced to the final of the 100 metre freestyle ranked first with a time of 55.04 seconds.[3][4] Day two, Klepikova won the gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 54.75 seconds, finishing over a quarter of a second ahead of silver medalist and fellow Russian Daria Tatarinova.[5][6] For her second gold medal of day two, Klepikova swam the anchor, fourth, leg of 4×100 meter mixed freestyle relay, slitting a time of 55.13 seconds to help the relay touch the wall first with a time of 3:29.71.[7][8] In the final of the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay on the third day, Klepikova swam the 100 metres of butterfly on the relay in a time of 58.89 seconds, contributing to the relay finishing first with a time of 3:50.25 and winning the gold medal.[9][10]

The fifth day, 10 July, Klepikova won her second gold medal in an individual event in the 50 metre butterfly where she won the event in a Championships record time of 26.14 seconds, which broke the former record of 26.21 seconds set in 2019 by Naele Portecop of France.[11][12] Later in the same day five finals session, Klepikova won her second gold medal of the day in Championships record time in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, contributing to the new record time of 3:40.10 by splitting a 54.53 for the anchor leg of the relay.[12][13] Come the final day of competition, 11 July, Klepikova won her only silver medal of the championships by placing second in the final of the 100 metre butterfly with a personal best time of 58.07 seconds.[14][15] She won her final gold medal of the Championships in the 4×100 metre medley relay, swimming the anchoring leg of the relay, the freestyle leg of the relay, in 54.55 seconds to achieve a first-place-finish for the relay team in 4:02.72.[15][16]

2021 European Short Course Championships[]

2021 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 4×50 m freestyle 1:34.92 (NR)
Gold medal – first place 4×50 m medley 1:44.19 (NR)

At the 2021 European Short Course Championships held at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan in November, Klepikova won her first gold medal in the 4×50 metre freestyle relay, where she split a 23.63 on the anchor leg of the relay to help the relay team finish in a new Russian record time of 1:34.92.[17][18] Klepikova won her second gold medal of the Championships in the 4×50 metre medley relay, where she helped set a new Russian record of 1:44.19 for the event by splitting a 23.81 for the freestyle leg of the relay.[19][20] For her performances setting two Russian records and winning two gold medals as a 16-year-old in the senior international competition, Swimming World named her as one of "The Young Talents" for the Championships.[21]

2021 World Short Course Championships[]

In late November, Klepikova was announced to the roster for Russia at the 2021 World Short Course Championships to be held at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in mid-December.[2] The first day of competition, 16 December, Kelpikova split a 53.81 for the anchor leg of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, helping advance it to the final ranked fifth.[22] The finals relay, which did not include Klepikova, went on to place sixth.[23] In the prelims heats of the 100 metre butterfly on day five, Klepikova ranked 21st overall with a time of 57.86 seconds and did not advance to the semifinals.[24] The sixth and final day of competition Klepikova started off the day by swimming the second leg of the 4×50 metre freestyle relay with a split of 24.53 and helping qualify the relay to the final ranking fourth.[25] For her second event Klepikova split a 58.45 on the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay in the prelims to help achieve a rank of fifth and qualify the relay to the final with a time of 3:55.15.[26] Klepikova was substituted out for the final of both relays, where the 4×50 metre freestyle relay placed fifth and the 4×100 metre medley relay placed fifth.[27][28]

Personal best times[]

Long course metres (50 m pool)[]

Event Time Meet Location Date Ref
50 m freestyle 25.56 2019 European Junior Championships Kazan 6 July 2019 [1]
100 m freestyle 54.75 2021 European Junior Championships Rome, Italy 7 July 2021 [5]
50 m butterfly 25.98 2021 Russian Championships Kazan 5 April 2021 [1]
100 m butterfly 58.07 2021 European Junior Championships Rome, Italy 11 July 2021 [14]

Short course metres (25 m pool)[]

Event Time Meet Location Date Ref
50 m freestyle 24.38 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup Kazan 28 October 2021 [1]
100 m freestyle 53.22 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup Kazan 30 October 2021 [1]
50 m butterfly 26.11 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup Kazan 29 October 2021 [1]
100 m butterfly 57.58 2021 European Championships Kazan 5 November 2021 [1]

National records[]

Short course metres[]

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Ref
1 4×50 m freestyle relay 1:34.92 2021 European Championships Kazan 2 November 2021 16 Current [17][18]
2 4×50 m medley relay 1:44.19 2021 European Championships Kazan 4 November 2021 16 Current [19][20]

Awards and honours[]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b Race, Retta (29 November 2021). "Russia Reveals Roster For 2021 Short Course World Championships". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. ^ Johnson, Annika (6 July 2021). "2021 European Junior Championships Day 1 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Popovic marks the junior world record in 100 freestyle". FIN. 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b LEN (7 July 2021). "LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rome - Italy: Results 100m Freestyle Women Final". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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  9. ^ LEN (8 July 2021). "LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rome - Italy: Results 4 x 100 m Medley Mixed Final". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. ^ Johnson, Annika (8 July 2021). "2021 European Junior Championships Day 3 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. ^ LEN (10 July 2021). "LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rome - Italy: Results Women 50m Butterfly Final". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  12. ^ a b Kapser, Daniela (10 July 2021). "2021 European Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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  14. ^ a b LEN (11 July 2021). "LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rome - Italy: Results 100 m Butterfly Women Final". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  15. ^ a b Race, Retta (11 July 2021). "2021 European Junior Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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  17. ^ a b LEN (2 November 2021). "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 4 x 50m Freestyle Women Final". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  18. ^ a b Edmund, Emma (2 November 2021). "Russian, Polish Women's Teams Hit Respective 4×50 Free National Records". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  19. ^ a b LEN (4 November 2021). "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 4 x 50m Medley Women Final". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  20. ^ a b Sutherland, James (4 November 2021). "Russians Lead Record Breaking Party In Women's 200 Medley Relay". SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  21. ^ a b Steigauf, Vanessa (9 November 2021). "Young European Swimming Talents Who Rocked The Pool in Kazan". Swimming World. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  22. ^ FINA (16 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 4x100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  23. ^ FINA (16 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  24. ^ FINA (20 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  25. ^ FINA (21 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 4x50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  26. ^ FINA (21 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  27. ^ FINA (21 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 4x50m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  28. ^ FINA (21 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

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