Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Coach: Alec Rukosuev
In Her MP3 Player: Goo Goo Dolls
Last Concert She Attended: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Favorite Actor, Actress, & Director: Steve Carell & Tina Fey
Favorite Month of the Year: July
Favorite Holiday: Groundhog Day
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Outdoor Activites: Boating, Wakeboarding
Favorite Purdue Building: Hanger 6 at the airport
Favorite Big City: Athens, Greece
Unique Travel Locale: Iceland
Country She'd Like to Visit: Thailand
Another Sport She Enjoys Playing: Golf
Furry Friend: Olive, Black bunny
2013-14
Halkides competed primarily in the 100 breaststroke... season-best times in the 100 (1:06.03, 4th) and 200 breast (2:30.65, 5th) both ranked among the top five on the team in 2013-14... recorded her best times of the season in the 100 breast (1:06.03 in finals, 1:06.18 in prelims) at the Boiler-Make-It NCAA Last Chance meet... competed in the 100 breast and 200 IM in the dual meet victory vs. Michigan State... raced in the 200 breast in the dual meet win vs. Michigan... competed in the 100 breast and 200 back in the Big Ten Triple Duals.
2012-13
Redshirted
Before Purdue
Halkides swam for Fast Lane Aquatics coached by Alec Rukosuev in the United States; she also competed as a member of the Greek National Team coached by Nikos Gemelos... ranked 18th in FINA's 400 SCM IM world rankings in 2009... In her native Greece, set 11 national records and was awarded the key to the city and mayor's award of Aegina, Greece... competed at World Cup meets in Moscow and Berlin, placing as high as seventh place... honored as the Florida Girls Swimmer of the Year... qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 and 400 IM.
Personal
Full name is Lysistrati Halkides... born in Tallahassee, Fla.... holds dual citizenship in Greece and the USA... parents are Mihalis and Susan Halkides... family also includes younger sister Ilona, who is an accomplished musician... majoring in professional flight/aviation with a career ambition of becoming a commercial pilot.
Favorite Coach: Alec Rukosuev
In Her MP3 Player: Goo Goo Dolls
Last Concert She Attended: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Favorite Actor, Actress, & Director: Steve Carell & Tina Fey
Favorite Month of the Year: July
Favorite Holiday: Groundhog Day
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Outdoor Activites: Boating, Wakeboarding
Favorite Purdue Building: Hanger 6 at the airport
Favorite Big City: Athens, Greece
Unique Travel Locale: Iceland
Country She'd Like to Visit: Thailand
Another Sport She Enjoys Playing: Golf
Furry Friend: Olive, Black bunny
2013-14
Halkides competed primarily in the 100 breaststroke... season-best times in the 100 (1:06.03, 4th) and 200 breast (2:30.65, 5th) both ranked among the top five on the team in 2013-14... recorded her best times of the season in the 100 breast (1:06.03 in finals, 1:06.18 in prelims) at the Boiler-Make-It NCAA Last Chance meet... competed in the 100 breast and 200 IM in the dual meet victory vs. Michigan State... raced in the 200 breast in the dual meet win vs. Michigan... competed in the 100 breast and 200 back in the Big Ten Triple Duals.
2012-13
Redshirted
Before Purdue
Halkides swam for Fast Lane Aquatics coached by Alec Rukosuev in the United States; she also competed as a member of the Greek National Team coached by Nikos Gemelos... ranked 18th in FINA's 400 SCM IM world rankings in 2009... In her native Greece, set 11 national records and was awarded the key to the city and mayor's award of Aegina, Greece... competed at World Cup meets in Moscow and Berlin, placing as high as seventh place... honored as the Florida Girls Swimmer of the Year... qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 and 400 IM.
Personal
Full name is Lysistrati Halkides... born in Tallahassee, Fla.... holds dual citizenship in Greece and the USA... parents are Mihalis and Susan Halkides... family also includes younger sister Ilona, who is an accomplished musician... majoring in professional flight/aviation with a career ambition of becoming a commercial pilot.