Andrei Pakin (russian: Андрей Пакин; born January 3, 1978) is a Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle and in individual medley events. Pakin competed in two swimming events at the

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. He eclipsed a

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B-cut of 2:09.26 (200 m individual medley) from the Russian Open Championships in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. In the 4×200 m freestyle relay, Pakin, along with

Aleksandr Shilin Aleksandr Shilin (russian: Александр Шилин; born February 2, 1976) is a Russian-born Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle and sprint backstroke events. He represented his adopted nation Kyrgyzstan ...

, Ivan Ivanov, and Russian import Dmitri Kuzmin, were disqualified from heat one for an early takeoff during the lead-off leg. The following day, in the 200 m individual medley, Pakin placed fortieth on the morning prelims. He posted a sterling time of 2:07.88 to overhaul a fast-pacing

George Gleason George Gleason (born August 8, 1979) is a former swimmer from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who specialized in freestyle and backstroke events. He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), a swimming captain for the Yale Bulldogs, and a graduate of soci ...

of the Virgin Islands at the final turn and blister a top finish in heat one.

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* 1978 births Living people Kyrgyzstani male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Kyrgyzstan Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Male medley swimmers Sportspeople from Bishkek Kyrgyzstani people of Russian descent {{Kyrgyzstan-swimming-bio-stub