Qualified 7th from SF. Placed 4th at 2021 European Ch. In 2019 WCup, finished 2nd at Doha and Berlin, 3rd in Budapest. Finished 6th at 2018 YOG. In other events - 27th in 200m fly at 2020 OG. His parents introduced him to several sports. 'For a few years I trained in badminton under the guidance of my mother, who is a badminton coach, but eventually I decided to focus on swimming.'
Qualified 5th from SF. Silver at 2019 WCh. Finished 13th at 2021 European Ch. Gold at 2018 YOG. Gold at 2019 Junior WCh. In other events - 10th in 100m free at 2020 OG, 7th in 4x100m free relay. Bronze in 4x100m medley relay at 2019 WCh. Hopes his swimming career can help improve sporting facilities in St. Petersburg, where he grew up. 'My dream is to build a swimming pool in St. Petersburg.'
Qualified 3rd from SF. Finished 7th at 2021 European Ch, 25th in 2018. Placed 8th at 2018 YOG. In other events - 6th in 4x200m free relay at 2020 OG, 10th in 200m fly, 14th in 4x100m free relay. 'I had a special feeling for being in the water since I was a small child: I began swimming without any assistance of flotation devices even before I was three years old.'
Qualified 1st from SF. Gold at 2019, 2017 WCh. Gold at 2018 PanPacific Ch. Finished 1st at 2021 USA Olympic Trials. Gold at 2018, 2017 USA Ch. In other events - gold in 100m free at 2020 OG, gold in 4x100m free relay at 2020, 2016 OG. He set a record for most medals won at a single edition of the world championships when he claimed eight medals (six gold, two silver) at 2019 WCh.
Qualified 2nd from SF. Silver at 2017 WCh, 4th in 2019. Gold at 2021 European Ch, 4th in 2018. Silver at 2018 YOG. Gold at 2017 Junior WCh. In other events - gold in 200m fly at 2020 OG, 5th in 4x100m men's free relay. Gold in 200m fly at 2019 WCh. He underwent heart surgery in 2016. On being confident: 'I'm not going to lose my ego, no sport can work without self-confidence.'
Qualified 4th from SF. Silver at 2021 European Ch. Finished 4th at 2019 Junior WCh. Gold at 2021 Junior European Ch, silver in 2019. In other events - bronze in 50m fly at 2019 Junior WCh, gold in 50m fly at 2021 Junior European Ch. Hero is South African swimmer Chad LE CLOS (RSA). His grandfather Josif KAVALOV played football for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in Bulgaria.
Qualified 6th from SF. Finished 6th at 2019 WCh. Won 2021 NCh, 2nd in 2019. In 2020 Champions Swim Series, won at Beijing and 2nd at Shenzhen. In other events - bronze in 4x100m men's free relay at 2020 OG, 18th in 200m fly. He took up butterfly because he wanted to be closer to his friends during swim training in his youth, by making the medley relay team.
Qualified 8th from SF. Finished 19th at 2016 OG. Placed 21st at 2017 WCh, 25th in 2015. Silver at 2019 PanAm Games. In other events - 12th in 100m back and 50m free at 2015 PanAm Games. Was enrolled in swimming by his father. 'He signed me up only for me to learn how to swim the four strokes. Little by little I began having confidence in myself and I fell into competitive swimming.'
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