Aleksey Akatyev (born 7 August 1974) is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Russia, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Later on he started a career in open water swimming, winning several medals in international tournaments. he went to won Open water swimming in 5 km and 25 km in 1998 World Aquatics Championships

Aleksey Akatyev
Aleksey Akatyev in February 2017
Personal information
Full nameАлексей Акатьев
Nationality Russia
Born (1974-08-07) 7 August 1974 (age 49)
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCentral Sport Klub Army, Moscow
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Perth 5 km open water
Gold medal – first place 1998 Perth 25 km open water
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 5 km open water team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Rome 25 km open water
World Open Water Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Honolulu 5 km open water team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Honolulu 25 km open water
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Vienna 5 km open water
Gold medal – first place 1997 Seville 25 km open water
Gold medal – first place 1997 Seville 5 km open water
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 25 km open water
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 25 km open water
Silver medal – second place 1999 Istanbul 5 km open water

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksey Akatyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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