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Kalliopi ARAOUZOU
Sport Open Water Swimming
NOC Greece   
GenderWomen
Born06 Mar 1991 in Maroussi, GRE
Height1.68 m
 Human Interest 
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)

 Competition Highlights
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
  2011 Shanghai, CHN 5km  DSQ
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
5 2018 Glasgow, SCO 5km 57:17.3
  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
  2011 Eilat, ISR 10km  DNS
  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   10km  
11 2019 Balatonfüred, HUN 10km 1:58:55.6
26 2019 Doha, QAT 10km 2:04:29.0
61 2018   10km  
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
  2014 Setúbal, POR 10km  DNF
8 2012 Eilat, ISR 10km 2:02:42.80
3 2011 Setúbal, POR 10km 1:48:51.3