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Kalliopi
ARAOUZOU |
Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
NOC |
Greece
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Gender | Women |
Born | 06 Mar 1991
in Maroussi, GRE |
Height | 1.68 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Olympiacos: Greece |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Pedagogy - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Greece |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I really like the pool, but I just think open water suits me more. The pool is my love, the sea my passion." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age four and took up open water swimming in 2007. |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Athens, GRE |
Languages |
English, Greek |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Kelly, Kelli (agonasport.com, 14 Aug 2016; greece-is.com, 10 Aug 2016) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"The solitude of an individual sport suits me. It runs fast in my character. I think that was why I went professional. If it didn't fit, I probably would have stopped years ago. I've adjusted my life around the sport, because I'm generally a loner." (athletestories.gr, 14 Jan 2019) |
Hero / Idol |
Greek swimmer Spyridon Gianniotis. (xaidarisimera.gr, 08 Jan 2017) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT In June 2021 she announced her retirement from competitive sport. A month earlier she began serving as an athlete representative on the Greek Swimming Federation's [KOE] board of directors. "In recent years I feel happy and full and so I decided that it was time to retire from active action. However, I will always be in the pools and from my position as an athlete representative on the KOE, I will set new and high goals so that the new generation can play a leading role in better conditions." (pisina.net, 14 Feb 2022; onsports.gr, 08 Nov 2021; koe.org.gr, 05 Jul 2021; Instagram profile, 15 Jun 2021; amna.gr, 13 Jun 2021; insidethegames.biz, 26 Apr 2021; sportsfeed.gr, 03 Apr 2021)
COACHING She has a degree in sports coaching from the General Secretariat of Sports in Greece. (athletestories.gr, 14 Jan 2019)
OTHER ACTIVITIES She has served as a member of the Olympic torch relay committee at the Hellenic Olympic Committee in Greece. (hoc.gr, 02 Oct 2021, 30 Sep 2021) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Instagram profile, 09 Jul 2020) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Panagiotis Kalogeropoulos. (sportsfeed.gr, 19 Dec 2019) |
European Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
1500m Freestyle |
16:44.87 |
Heats |
2010 |
Budapest, HUN |
1500m Freestyle |
16:46.86 |
European Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
20 |
2008 |
Rijeka, CRO |
800m Freestyle |
8:45.13 |
36 |
2008 |
Rijeka, CRO |
400m Freestyle |
4:22.95 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
37 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10km |
2:00:30.3 |
19 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km |
58:17.2 |
9 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km |
59:28.0 |
26 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10km |
2:04:25.7 |
8 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10km |
1:58:30.6 |
2 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
5km |
58:49.8 |
8 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
5km - Team Time Trial |
56:18.6 |
4 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km |
56:45.3 |
4 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10km |
1:58:21.3 |
2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km - Team Time Trial |
54:03.3 |
18 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
10km |
2:02:31.3 |
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2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
5km |
DSQ |
European Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
5 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
5km |
57:17.3 |
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2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
10km |
DNF |
9 |
2016 |
Hoorn, NED |
10km |
2:07:14.0 |
9 |
2016 |
Hoorn, NED |
5km |
1:01:03.4 |
6 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
5 km |
59:37.2 |
8 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
10km |
1:56:16.1 |
2 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
5km - Team Time Trial |
56:05.5 |
7 |
2012 |
Piombino, ITA |
10km |
2:12:32.5 |
2 |
2012 |
Piombino, ITA |
5 km |
1:01:53.5 |
2 |
2012 |
Piombino, ITA |
5km - Team Time Trial |
59:57.1 |
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2011 |
Eilat, ISR |
10km |
DNS |
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2011 |
Eilat, ISR |
5 km |
DNS |
2 |
2010 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
5 km |
1:02:37.3 |
12 |
2010 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
2:01:36.8 |
1 |
2010 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
5km - Team Time Trial |
59:03.0 |
World Series |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
46 |
2019 |
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10km |
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11 |
2019 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:58:55.6 |
26 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:04:29.0 |
61 |
2018 |
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10km |
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25 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:03:29.2 |
6 |
2016 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:58:22.60 |
5 |
2015 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:50:46.99 |
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2014 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
DNF |
8 |
2012 |
Eilat, ISR |
10km |
2:02:42.80 |
3 |
2011 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:48:51.3 |
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