{{short description|Kyrgyzstani swimmer}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Andrei Pakin | image = <!-- Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people -- see WP:NONFREE. --> | image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | caption = | fullname = Andrei Pakin | nicknames = | national_team = {{KGZ}} | strokes = Freestyle, medley | club = | coach = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = Frunze, Kirghiz SSR,<br>Soviet Union | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | medaltemplates = | show-medals = yes | updated = }}
'''Andrei Pakin''' ({{langx|ru|Андрей Пакин}}; born January 3, 1978) is a Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle and in individual medley events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Andrei Pakin|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/andrey-pakin-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031659/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/andrey-pakin-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 8 June 2013}}</ref> Pakin competed in two swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He eclipsed a FINA B-cut of 2:09.26 (200 m individual medley) from the Russian Open Championships in Saint Petersburg.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 1)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010006001F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> In the 4×200 m freestyle relay, Pakin, along with Aleksandr Shilin, Ivan Ivanov, and Russian import Dmitri Kuzmin, were disqualified from heat one for an early takeoff during the lead-off leg.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 1 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=Sydney 2000 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=341 |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archive-date=19 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wide-open race in the men's 100 free|url=http://www.canoe.com/2000GamesSwimming/sep19_wid.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010526161108/http://www.canoe.com/2000GamesSwimming/sep19_wid.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2001|publisher=Canoe.ca|date=18 September 2000|access-date=26 May 2013}}</ref> The following day, in the 200 m individual medley, Pakin placed fortieth on the morning prelims. He posted a sterling time of 2:07.88 to overhaul a fast-pacing George Gleason of the Virgin Islands at the final turn and blister a top finish in heat one.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 1 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=Sydney 2000 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=307 |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archive-date=19 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 200m Individual Medley)|url=http://www.canoe.com/2000GamesResults/sep20.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010415091142/http://www.canoe.com/2000GamesResults/sep20.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2001|publisher=Canoe.ca|access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref>
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