Beatrice Căslaru-Coadă is a former medley

Medley swimming

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 swimmer from Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

. At her second Olympic appearance, in Sydney, Australia, she won a silver and a bronze medal.

Nickname

Nickname

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d Biki, she made her international debut at the 1991 European Aquatics Championships in Athens, Greece. Just like two other swimmers from Romania, Diana Mocanu

Diana Mocanu

Diana Iuliana Mocanu is a former Romanian swimmer. She won gold medals in the 100 meter backstroke and the 200 meter backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also won in the 200 meter backstroke at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships.- External links :*...

 and Camelia Potec

Camelia Potec

Camelia Potec is a female Romanian swimmer, who won the gold medal in the women's 200 m freestyle final at the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the Mare Nostrum in 2004.-References:* *...

, she comes from the town of Brăila.

External links

• Profile on Romanian Olympic Committee