Karolina Pelendritou

Karolina Pelendritou
Personal information
Full nameKarolina Pelendritou
NationalityCypriot
Born (1986-09-25) 25 September 1986
Limassol, Cyprus
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Paralympic Games
2004 Athens 100m breaststroke SB13
2008 Beijing 100m breaststroke SB13
2008 Beijing 200m individual medley SM12
2012 London 100m breaststroke SB12
2020 Tokyo 100m breaststroke SB11
2020 Tokyo 50m freestyle S11
2024 Paris 50 m freestyle S11
2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke SB11
World Championships
2002 Mar del Plata 100m breaststroke SB13
2010 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke SB13
2013 Montreal 100m breaststroke SB13
2015 Glasgow 100m breaststroke SB13
2022 Madeira 100m breaststroke SB11
2022 Madeira 50m freestyle S11
2023 Manchester 100m breaststroke SB11
2023 Manchester 50m freestyle S11
2025 Singapore 50 m freestyle S11
2025 Singapore 100 m breaststroke SB11
European Championships
2014 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke SB12
2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke SB12

Karolina Pelendritou (born 25 August 1986) is a visually impaired swimmer from Cyprus. She has won gold medals and broken records in national and international games as well as winning three gold medals, a silver and two bronze over four Paralympic Games (winning medals in each Games except for 2016 when she came in 4th). Due to her achievements she is known as the "Princess of the Pool".

Pelendritou was the first living person to appear on a national Cypriot stamp, in 2004. She has promoted the work of various EU initiatives throughout the years, currently holding the title of ambassador for the "Youth On The Move" initiative since 2010.