Svetlana Karpeeva

{{short description|Russian swimmer}}

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| name = Svetlana Karpeeva

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| fullname = Svetlana Anatolyevna Karpeyeva

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| national_team = {{RUS}}

| strokes = Freestyle, medley

| club = King Aquatic Club (U.S.)

| coach = Sean Hutchison (U.S.){{cite web|title=Profile: Svetlana Karpeeva|url=http://www.teamunify.com/king/__doc__/SKarpeeva_KING_bio_2008%5Brev%2002AUG08%5D.pdf|publisher=King Aquatic Club|access-date=5 April 2013}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|10|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

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| height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry| Russia }}

{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}

{{MedalBronze| 2007 Bangkok | 200 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze| 2009 Belgrade | 400 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze| 2009 Belgrade | 4×100 m medley}}

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Svetlana Anatolyevna Karpeyeva (also Svetlana Karpeeva, {{langx|ru|Светлана Анатольевна Карпеева}}; born October 16, 1985) is a Russian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Svetlana Karpeeva|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/svetlana-karpeyeva-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417220536/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/svetlana-karpeyeva-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 17 April 2020|access-date = 5 January 2013}} She has been selected to the Russian swimming team in a medley double at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also claimed three bronze medals in a major international competition, spanning two editions of the Summer Universiade (2007 and 2009).{{cite news|title=World University Games, Swimming: Ryosuke Irie Clocks Another 52 in 100 Back Leadoff on Final Day|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21664.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=11 July 2009|access-date=5 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222073654/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21664.asp|archive-date=22 February 2013}}{{cite news|title=World University Games, Swimming: Several National Records Fall; Ryosuke Irie Shines|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21576.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=5 July 2009|access-date=5 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513113237/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21576.asp|archive-date=13 May 2013}}

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Karpeeva competed in a medley double, and as a member of the Russian swimming team in the freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she fired off a fantastic 2:14.13 to wrest the 200 m individual medley title and slide under the FINA A-cut (2:15.27) at the Santa Clara Invitational meet in California.{{cite web|title=Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Individual Medley|url=http://magazines.swimmingworld.com:9997/SPIPDF/080508olyscutsheet.pdf|page=79|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|access-date=10 April 2013}}{{cite news|title=Santa Clara International: Cate Campbell Stuns Crowd With U.S. Open Record, Erik Vendt Dusts U.S. Open Record|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18074.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=18 May 2008|access-date=10 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630104521/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18074.asp|archive-date=30 June 2013}}

On the first night of the Games, Karpeeva swam her first two events with only 30 minutes in between. First, she fought off a sprint freestyle challenge from Mexico's Susana Escobar in heat two of the 400 m individual medley, before fading to sixth place and thirty-first overall in 4:50.22.{{cite web|title=Swimming: Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 2 |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW054900/index.html |work=Beijing 2008 |publisher=NBC Olympics |access-date=5 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821062434/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW054900/index.html |archive-date=21 August 2012 }} Half an hour later, Karpeeva and her Russian teammates Daria Belyakina, Yelena Sokolova, and Anastasia Aksenova claimed a distant sixth spot and twelfth overall in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay with a time of 3:42.52. Diving into the pool at the final exchange, she produced an anchor split of 55.52 seconds.{{cite web|title=Swimming: Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 1|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW411900/index.html|work=Beijing 2008|publisher=NBC Olympics|access-date=5 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821063010/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW411900/index.html|archive-date=21 August 2012}}

Three days later, Karpeeva missed the top eight final of the 200 m individual medley with a thirteenth-place time in 2:13.26.{{cite web|title=Swimming: Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 1|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW052200/index.html|work=Beijing 2008|publisher=NBC Olympics|access-date=5 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821003343/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW052200/index.html|archive-date=21 August 2012}} One night earlier, she scored a solid 2:12.94 on the rear of the dominant breaststroke leg to grab the last semifinal seed, following her fourth-place finish in heat four.{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4 |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW052900/index.html |work=Beijing 2008 |publisher=NBC Olympics |access-date=5 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821002432/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW052900/index.html |archive-date=21 August 2012 }}{{cite news|last=Lohn|first=John|title=Olympics, Swimming: Alicia Coutts Tops Women's 200 IM Prelims|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18764.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=11 August 2008|access-date=4 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508121041/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18764.asp|archive-date=8 May 2013}}

Karpeeva is also a resident athlete of King Aquatic Club in Federal Way, Washington, where she trained with numerous world-class swimmers including Margaret Hoelzer and Megan Jendrick of the United States, and Heather Brand, a butterfly specialist from Zimbabwe.{{cite news|title=King Aquatic Club displays its world-class talent at World Championship|url=http://www.westseattleherald.com/2007/04/11/news/king-aquatic-club-displays-its-world-class-talent-world-championship|publisher=West Seattle Herald|date=11 April 2007|access-date=5 January 2013}}{{cite news|last=Borzilleri |first=Meri-Jo |title=Olympic hopeful Margaret Hoelzer makes smooth transition onto King Aquatic squad |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/olympics/2004477918_olynotes15.html |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=15 June 2008 |access-date=5 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219090747/http://seattletimes.com/html/olympics/2004477918_olynotes15.html |archive-date=19 February 2014 }}