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'''Andrey Kvassov''' ({{lang-kk|Андрей Квассов}}; born January 16, 1976) is a Kazakh former swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Andrey Kvassov|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kv/andrey-kvasov-1.html|10 June 2013}}</ref> He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a top 16 finalist at the [[2002 Asian Games]].

Kvassov made his official debut for [[Kyrgyzstan]] at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]]. He failed to reach the top 16 final in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400 m freestyle]], finishing twenty-sixth in a time of 4:00.69.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 1|url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Atlanta 1996]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=39|accessdate=28 April 2013}}</ref> A member of the Kyrgyzstan team, he also placed eighteenth in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle relay]] (3:30.62), and seventeenth in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle relay]] (8:00.00).<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 3|url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Atlanta 1996]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=51|accessdate=28 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2|url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Atlanta 1996]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=51|accessdate=28 April 2013}}</ref>

At the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], Kvassov competed only in two swimming events. He eclipsed a [[FINA]] B-cut of 1:53.76 (200 m freestyle) from the Kazakhstan Open Championships in [[Almaty]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060006000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref> On the first day of the Games, Kvassov placed twenty-first for the Kazakhstan team in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle relay]]. Teaming with [[Sergey Borisenko]], [[Pavel Sidorov]], and [[Igor Sitnikov]] in heat three, Kvassov swam a second leg and recorded a split of 52.25, but the Kazakhs settled only for last place in a final time of 3:28.90.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 3|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=336|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Newberry|first=Paul|title=Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html|publisher=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=16 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> The following day, in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]], Kvassov placed forty-eighth on the morning prelims. Swimming in heat two, he touched out Cyprus' [[Alexandros Aresti]] for a seventh seed by almost a full body length in 1:55.72.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 2|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=124|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html|publisher=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=17 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>

Two years later, at the [[2002 Asian Games]] in [[Busan, South Korea]], Kvassov failed to medal in any of his individual events, finishing sixteenth in the [[Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]] (24.13), and tenth in the [[Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] (52.27).<ref>{{cite news|title=Wu and Qi Win Third Gold Apiece, as China Winds Up a Dominant Performance at Asian Games|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4193.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=5 October 2002|accessdate=15 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Asian Games: Japan, China Win Three Apiece on Day Four|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4186.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=3 October 2002|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref>

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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani male swimmers]]
[[Category:Kyrgyzstani male swimmers]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers of Kyrgyzstan]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Male freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Almaty]]


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