Artemis Dafni

Artemis Dafni (also Artemis Daphnis, Greek: Αρτεμις Δάφνη; born November 18, 1983) is a Greek-American former competition swimmer who specialized in middle-distance freestyle and individual medley events.[1] She represented Greece, as a 16-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also competed for the University of Arizona's Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team.

Artemis Dafni
Personal information
Full nameArtemis Daphnis
National team Greece
Born (1983-11-18) November 18, 1983
Berkeley, California,
United States
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
College teamUniversity of Arizona (U.S.)
CoachFrank Busch (U.S.)

Dafni made her sporting debut at the 2000 FINA World Short Course Championships in Athens, Greece, where she finished sixth in the 400 m individual medley (4:42.49), and seventh in the 400 m freestyle (4:11.04).

Six months later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Dafni competed again in the same events by achieving FINA B-standards of 4:17.36 (400 m freestyle) and 4:50.50 (400 m individual medley) from the Janet Evans Invitational in Los Angeles.[2][3] She placed twentieth in the 400 m individual medley (4:53.52)[4][5] and twenty-second in the 400 m freestyle (4:16.94, her lifetime best).[6][7]

A graduate of Homestead High School in Sunnyvale, California, Dafni accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, where she competed for the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team, under head coach Frank Busch, from 2001 to 2003.[8] While swimming for the Wildcats, she posted career bests in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:57.58), and 400-yard individual medley (4:17.57) to capture both titles at the 2002 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.[9][10]

In late 2002, Dafni transferred to San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California, where she majored in and eventually graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in business aspects of radio, television, and in marketing, signaling the end of her sporting career. Currently, she works as a marketing manager for Analogix Semiconductor, Inc.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Artemis Dafni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. "Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 329. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  8. Zeckets, Nick (18 September 2001). "'Fresh' start for swimming and diving". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  9. Middleton, Jay (28 January 2002). "Swim, dive teams struggling". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  10. "NCAA Div. I Women: Coughlin, Becks Lead Cal to Upset Over #3 Arizona". Swimming World Magazine. 27 January 2002. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2013.


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