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2004-05 Women's Swimming Roster

Rita Kalmikova

Rita Kalmikova

  • Position:
    Breaststroke
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Riga, Latvia

Summary

Biography

2-time Olympian
5-time All-American
3-time Central States Champion
Top Times
100 breaststroke1:04.80
200 breaststroke2:17.85
200 IM2:09.04
School Record Holder: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay
Lewis Pool Record Holder: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 400 medley relay Competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games finishing 34th and 28th, respectively, in the 200 breaststroke ... swam the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2003 ConocoPhillips U.S. Spring National Championships and recorded a 2:39.85 on a 50m course to place 37th.

2002-03: Recorded top times of 1:04.80 (100 breast), 2:17.85 (200 breast) and 2:09.04 (200 IM) ... competed at the 2003 ConocoPhillips U.S. Spring National Championships and swam the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:39.85 on a 50m course to place 37th overall ... posted the highest-ever finish for a Lewis swimmer and earned All-America honors by placing second in the 200 breast at the NCAA Championships ... was an All-American in the 100 breast (sixth) and All-America Honorable Mention in the 200 IM (14th) ... became the first Lewis swimmer to win an event at the Central States Championships in consecutive years when she defended her 200 breaststroke title; also became the first Lewis swimmer to win two events in the same year at the Central States Championships when she added the 100 breaststroke title; set the Central States meet record and the Drury University pool record in each event as well ... placed sixth in the 200 IM and third in the 200 and 400 medley relays at the Central States Championships ... set 10 school records and two Lewis pool records ... was a 15-time event winner and finished in the top three 31 times.

2001-02: First season at Lewis after transferring from Sport Academy of Latvia ... at the NCAA Division II Championships, was All-America honorable mention in the 200 breast (13th) and as a member of the 200 medley relay (14th) and 400 medley relay (15th) teams ... broke school records six times during the year ... set school record as a member of 400 medley relay team at NCAA Championships ... set school records of 1:06.28 and 2:20.44 in the 100 and 200 breast, respectively, at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational ... finished first in the 200 breast, third in the 100 breast, third in the 400 medley relay and competed in the 50 free at the Central States Championships ... was an event winner nine times ... placed in the top three 22 times.

Prior to Lewis: Competed in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, placing 28th in the 200 breast ... in 1997-98, won the 200 breast, finished second in the 100 breast and was a member of the winning 400 medley relay team at the Latvia Championships, and won the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM and 800 free at the Riga Championships ... in 1996-97, finished eighth in the 200 breast at the World Cup and 29th in the 200 breast at the World Championships ... also that year, won the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM and 400 medley relay at the summer Latvia Championships, and won the 100 breast, 200 breast, 400 free, 800 free, 400 IM and 400 medley relay at the winter Latvia Championships ... competed in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, finishing 34th in the 200 breast ... also that season, won the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 medley relay at the Baltic States Championships, and won the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM at the Latvia Championships.

Personal: Daughter of Stanislaus and Irena Kalmikova ... human communications major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2003-04Senior

    Breaststroke
  • 2004-05Graduate Student

    Breaststroke