Further Personal Information |
Residence |
St. Petersburg, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Kalinin District Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.3: St. Petersburg, RUS |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Coaching - Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health: St. Petersburg, RUS |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in the 50m backstroke at the 2021 European Junior Championships in Rome, Italy, and finishing fourth in the 200m backstroke at the 2021 European Short Course Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 07 Dec 2021; sport-school3.ru, 15 Jul 2021) |
Famous relatives |
His father Alexander Tkachev represented the Russian Federation in swimming and won bronze in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1995 World Short Course Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He later represented Kyrgyzstan at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. His mother Tatiana Kolyanova also competed in swimming and won gold at the 1992 Russian National Championships. She has also served as his coach. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Dec 2021; sport-school3.ru, 19 Nov 2018; infosport.ru, 01 Jan 2018; Athlete, 07 Dec 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He followed his parents into the sport. |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Athlete, 08 Dec 2021) |
Awards and honours |
In 2020 he received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 30 Jun 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Yelena Budarina [personal], RUS; Tatiana Kolyanova [mother], RUS |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age six in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
English, Russian |
