Grigoriy Arkadyevich Tarasevich (Russian: Григорий Аркадьевич Тарасевич; born 1 August 1995) is a Russian swimmer.[1] In 2013 he won the world junior title in the 50 m backstroke, setting a junior world record.[2] He competed in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 2016 European Championships and won medals in the 50 m and 100 m, qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in these two events; he placed sixth in the 200 m.[citation needed]
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| Full name | Grigoriy Arkadyevich Tarasevich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1995 Omsk, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cardinal Aquatics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Louisville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tarasevich was born in a family of swimming coaches and took up swimming aged six. He trains and studies engineering at the University of Louisville.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Grigory Tarasevich. gocards.com
- ^ a b Ray, Dalton (13 May 2016) Grigory Tarasevich looks to place in Rio. louisvillecardinal.com
- ^ Ivanov, Vladimir (23 April 2016) Григорий Тарасевич: новая надежда. sport-express.ru
External links edit
- Grigoriy Tarasevich at World Aquatics
- Grigoriy Tarasevich at Swimrankings.net
- Grigoriy Tarasevich at Olympedia
- Grigoriy Tarasevich at Olympics.com
