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Christin Petelski

Christin Petelski

  • Class
    2000
  • Induction
    2015
  • Sport(s)
    Swimming
CATEGORY: Athlete

Victoria native Christin Petelski competed for the Vikes women's swimming team from 1995 to 2000 and during that time was also excelling on the international stage and eventually became a two-time Olympian. At UVic, Petelski was a three-time defending CIS gold medalist in the 200-m breaststroke, a four-time gold medalist in the 100-m breaststroke and among many other national medals, Petelski was named UVic Female Athlete of the Year three times and was also Rookie of the Year in 1996.
 
Petelski still holds the current UVic swim team records for the 100-m (1:09.89) and 200-m breaststroke (2:27.89), set in 1998, and in 2000 she was the B.C. record holder for the 200-m breaststroke and the Canadian national record holder in the 4x100-m medley relay.  After amassing 10 CIAU gold medals, Petelski went on to represent Canada at the 2001 and 2005 World Aquatic Championships, the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2003 World Universiade Games, as well as the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Petelski made it to the finals in the 200-m breaststroke in the 1996 games and the 4x100-m medley relay in the 2000 games.



SPECIALTY
Breastroke

RECORDS
Still holds UVic SC 100, 200 Breaststroke Records:
- 100 Breast 1:09.89 1-Jan-98 UVIC Christin Petelski
- 200 Breast 2:27.89 1-Jan-98 UVIC Christin Petelski (1998)
- Held Provincial 200 Breaststroke (2000)
- Member of 2000 Canadian 4x100 Medley Relay record team
 
MAJOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
  • 2005 Senior Nationals - Commonwealth Trials Silver (100, 200 Breast)
  • 2005 World Aquatic Championships 16th (200 Breast), 17th (100 Breast), 12th (400 Medley Relay)
  • 2005 World Championship Trials 1st (100 Breast), 2nd (200 Breast)
  • 2005 SNC Canadian East/West Championships 1st (200 Breast), 2nd (100 Breast), 5th (50 Breast)
  • 2004 SNC Canadian Club Nationals 1st (50, 100 Breast)
  • 2004 SNC Olympic Trials 4th (100 Breast), 8th (200 Breast)
  • 2004 SNC Canadian Open Short Course National Championships 6th (100 Breast)
  • 2003 SNC Club Nationals 1st (100, 200 Breast)
  • 2003 World Universiade (FISU) Games, Korea 7th (100 Breast), 9th (200 Breast), 7th 400 Medley Relay
  • 2003 SNC World Championship Trials 4th (200 Breast), 5th (100 Breast)
  • 2003 SNC Canadian Club Nationals 1st (100, 200 Breast)
  • 2003 BC Senior Circuit Overall Series Winner - Breaststroke
  • 2002 Pan Pacific Championships 15th (100 Breast), 13th (200 Breast)
  • 2002 Commonwealth Games 8th (200 Breast), 9th (100 Breast)
  • 2001 FINA World Cup, Edmonton 3rd (200 Breast)
  • 2002 US Open Championships 6th (100, 200 Breast)
  • 2002 SNC Commonwealth Games Trials 1st (200 Breast), 2nd (50, 100 Breast)
  • 2001 World Aquatic Championships 15th (200 Breast), 19th (100 Breast)
  • 2001 FINA World Cup, Edmonton 1st (200 Breast), 3rd (100 Breast)
  • 2001 SNC Canadian Nationals/World Trials 1st (100, 200 Breast), 2nd (50 Breast)
  • 2001 SNC Summer National Championships 1st (200 Breast), 4th (100 Breast), 7th (50 Breast)
  • 2000 Olympic Games 6th (4x100 Medley), 10th (100 Breast), 13th (200 Breast)
  • 2000 Olympic Trials 1st (200 Breast), 2nd (100 Breast)
  • 2000 SNC Spring National Championships 1st (100 Breast), 2nd (200 Breast), 5th (50 Breast)
  • 1999 World Universiade (FISU) Games, Spain 5th (200 Breast)
  • 1999 SNC Summer Nationals 2nd (200 Breast), 5th (100 Breast)
  • 1999 SNC Spring Nationals 4th (200 Breast)
  • 1998 Commonwealth Games 5th (200 Breast)
  • 1998 SNC Canadian National Championships Commonwealth Trials 2nd (200 Breast), 4th (100 Breast)
  • 1998 US Open Swimming Championships 4th (200 Breast), 5th (100 Breast)
  • 1998 World Cup 3, College Station 1st (200 Breast), 2nd (100 Breast), 4th (50 Breast)
  • 1998 World Cup 2, Edmonton 4th (200 Breast), 8th (100 Breast)
  • 1998 SNC Summer Nationals 2nd (200 Breast), 4th (100 Breast)
  • 1997 US Open, Indianapolis 5th (200 Breast)
  • 1996 Olympic Games 8th (200 Breast)
  • 1996 SNC Olympic Trials 1st (200 Breast), 2nd (100 Breast)
  • 1998-2003 CIAU/CIS University Championships with University of Victoria Vikes 10 Gold medals

HONOURS AND AWARDS
  • 1996-2005 SNC National Senior Team
  • 1997, 1998 2000 University of Victoria Female Athlete of the Year
  • 1996 University of Victoria Rookie of the Year (Robert T. Wallace Shield)
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