Dimitrios Chasiotis (; born June 27, 1986) is a Greek former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. He represented his nation

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at the

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, and also swam for Olympiacos in

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. Chasiotis competed as part of the Greek swimming squad in the men's 200 m backstroke at the

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. Three months before the Games, he smashed both a national record on a bodysuit and a FINA B-cut of 1:59.95 at the Akropolis Grand Prix in

, clipping off a previous standard from former Olympian Antonios Gkioulmpas by a few seconds. Chasiotis rounded out the field to last place and thirty-sixth overall in heat three of the evening prelims with 2:02.30, just two seconds slower than his entry time.

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NBC Olympics Profile
1986 births Living people Greek male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Greece Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Greek male backstroke swimmers Sportspeople from Larissa 21st-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-swimming-bio-stub