Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Moscow, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Central Sports Army Club [RUS] / Moscow Special College of Olympic Reserve No.3 [RUS]: |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Information Technology - Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics: Russia |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Reading books. (Athlete, 14 May 2021) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze in 400m freestyle at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Jun 2021; Athlete, 14 May 2021; russwimming.ru, 27 Aug 2019) |
Most influential person in career |
His father. (Athlete, 14 May 2021) |
Hero / Idol |
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 14 May 2021) |
Ambitions |
To win gold at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 14 May 2021) |
Awards and honours |
He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 22 Jun 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Alexander Shabanov [personal], RUS |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age seven in Cheboksary, Russian Federation. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English, Russian |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"No victory will bring as much as one defeat can take away." (Athlete, 14 May 2021) |
Other information |
DISTANCE PREFERENCE
He specialises in 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle but prefers the shortest distance. "The 400m is a tactical distance, where a lot is decided when you make the last dash, switch up a pace, and step up your footwork. You have to think at every metre of the distance. I find competing more interesting when it is more difficult. Therefore, of all the distances that I swim, I like the 400m most." (sport.cap.ru, 21 Aug 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"My mother was engaged in swimming, and she pushed me to this sport." |
