Marianna Lymperta

Marianna Lymperta of Greece celebrate with their medals at the 2011 World Championships 10K. Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images AsiaPac

Marianna Lymperta of Greece celebrate with their medals at the 2011 World Championships 10 km and an Olympic 10K Marathon Swim gold medal contender. Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images AsiaPac

Martina Grimaldi of Italy, Keri-Anne Payne of Great Britain and Marianna Lymperta of Greece celebrate with their medals at the 2011 World Championships 10K. Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images AsiaPac

Marianna Lymperta, 2011 FINA World Championship Silver medalist

Mariánna Lympertá (born 1979) is a world-class Olympic open water swimmer from Greece. She specializes in the 800-meter freestyle, 1500-meter freestyle, 5K and 10K races and races for her club team Panathinaikos of Athens, Greece. She is coached by Miltos Kanellopoulos.

She won the bronze medal in the 2011 FINA World Championships in the 10 km in Shanghai, China qualifying her for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She competed in the 2011 FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit where she ranked 72nd. She is currently competing on the 2012 FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit.

Marianna Lymperta (25 giugno 1979) è una nuotatore greca, specializzato nelle gare di fondo e mezzofondo.

Palmarès

• Mondiali di nuoto 2011 - Shanghai: bronzo nella 10 km.
  
• Europei di nuoto 2010 - Budapest: bronzo nella 5 km.
  

International Results

Below are a few selected results from some of the major international championships, Mariánna has competed in:

• 2011 FINA 10K World Championship - 2nd
• 2001 FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup, Santos Brazil - 17th
• 2010 European Championships 1500 m freestyle - 5th
• 2010 European Open Water Championships 10K - 14th
• 2010 European Open Water Championships 5K - 3rd
• 2009 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships - 9th
• 2009 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships - 20th
• 2008 Beijing Olympics 10K Marathon Swim - 11th
• 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 10K - 15th
• 2004 European Championships 800 m freestyle - 6th
• 2002 World Short Course Swimming Championships - 4x200 m freestyle relay - 8th

2012 Olympic 10km Marathon Swim Results

GOLD Eva Risztov (HUN) 1:57:38.2
SILVER Haley Anderson (USA) 1:57:38.6
BRONZE Martina Grimaldi (ITA) 1:57:41.8
4. Keri-Anne Payne (GBR) 1:57:42.2
5. Angela Maurer (GER) 1:57:52.8
6. Ophelie Aspord (FRA) 1:58:43.1
7. Olga Beresnyeva (UKR) 1:58:44.4
8. Erika Villaecija (ESP) 1:58:49.5
9. Jana Pechanova (CZE) 1:58:52.8
10. Anna Guseva (RUS) 1:58:53.0
11. Melissa Gorman (AUS) 1:58:53.1
12. Karla Sitic (CRO) 1:58:54.7
13. Yumi Kida (JPN) 1:58:59.1
14. Yanel Pinto (VEN) 1:59:05.8
15. Natalia Charlos (POL) 1:59:58.7
16. Heidi Gan (MAS) 2:00:45.0
17. Cecilia Biagioli (ARG) 2:01:02.2
18. Zsofia Balazs (CAN) 2:01:17.8
19. Swann Oberson (SUI) 2:01:38.0
20. Wing Yung Natasha Terri Tang (HKG) 2:02:33.4
21. Lizeth Rueda Santos (MEX) 2:02:46.1
22. Marianna Lymperta (GRE) 2:04:26.5
Poliana Okimoto (BRA) DNF
Jessica Roux (RSA) DNF
Yanqiao Fang (CHN) DNS

External links

• Women In Their 30's: Greatness Defined
• 800m To 10 km At The Authentic Marathon Swim
• Petar Stoychev, Yasunari Hirai To Race The Authentic Marathon Swim
• The Authentic Marathon Swim 2,500 Years Later
• The Authentic Marathon Swim Skyllias & Hydna In Artemision
• The Authentic Marathon Swim Skyllias & Hydna
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• 2012 Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km Coverage
• Open Water Swimming website
• FINA World Championships
• Finalists in the Women's Olympic Marathon Swim
• 2011 FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup women’s rankings
• Anderson vs Grimaldi Duel Kicks Off World Championships
• Anderson vs Grimaldi Duel Kicks Off World Championships
• The Closest Open Water Race In History
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation