Tetyana Khala

Tetyana Khala

Personal information
Full name	Tetyana Valentynivna Khala
National team	Ukraine
Born	(1987-05-06) 6 May 1987 (age 37) Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	Spartak Dnipropetrovsk

Tetyana Valentynivna Khala (Ukrainian: Тетяна Валентинівна Хала; born May 6, 1987) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] She represented her nation Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in the top 30 of the women's 200 m butterfly.

Khala competed as a lone swimmer for the Ukrainian team in the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:13.59 at the European Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands.[2][3] She challenged six other swimmers on the second heat including Singapore's Tao Li, who finished fifth in the 100 m butterfly final. She edged out Tao to take the fourth spot by 0.47 of a second in 2:12.16. Khala failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-fourth overall in the prelims.[4][5]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tetyana Khala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
2. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Butterfly" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 76. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
3. "2008 LEN European Aquatics Championships (Eindhoven, Netherlands) – Women's 200m Butterfly Semifinals" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
4. "Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
5. "Плавання: Хала не проходить кваліфікацію" [Swimming: Khala failed to advance past the heats] (in Ukrainian). Champion.com.ua. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

External links

• NBC 2008 Olympics profile