Nataliya Korabelnikova (russian: Наталья Корабельникова; born May 11, 1980) is a Kyrgyz former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events. Korabelnikova competed in two swimming events at the

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. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 4:24.63 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 ...

. On the second day of the Games, Korabelnikova placed thirty-fifth in the

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. Swimming in heat one, she edged out Singapore's

Christel Bouvron Mei Yen “Christel” Bouvron (born 1 October 1984) is a Singaporean former swimmer, who specialised in freestyle and butterfly events. She is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), a double finalist at the Asian Games (2002), and a gold medalis ...

on the final lap to pick up a fifth seed by almost a full second, in a lifetime best of 4:24.29. Three days later, Korabelnikova, along with

Yekaterina Tochenaya Yekaterina Tochenaya (russian: Екатерина Точеная; born May 9, 1981) is a Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events. She holds a dual citizenship status to compete internationally fo ...

Anna Korshikova Anna Korshikova (russian: Анна Коршикова; born July 6, 1982) is a Kyrgyz former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events. Korshikova competed in two swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achie ...

, and

Anjelika Solovieva Anjelika Solovieva (also ''Anzhelika Solovyova'', russian: Анжелика Соловьёва; born March 19, 1980) is a Kyrgyz former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and backstroke events. Solovieva competed in two swimming events at the ...

, placed fourteenth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay (8:41.21).

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* 1980 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Kyrgyzstan Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Kyrgyzstani female freestyle swimmers Kyrgyzstani people of Russian descent {{Kyrgyzstan-swimming-bio-stub