Grigoriy Tarasevich
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Russian |
Born | 8 Omsk, Russia | (age 29)
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
Club | Cardinal Aquatics |
College team | University of Louisville |
Grigoriy Tarasevich (Russian: Григорий 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.
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
- ^ 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
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Olympic swimmers of Russia
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Male backstroke swimmers
- Russian male swimmers
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Omsk
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming