- Oleksandr Volynets
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Oleksandr Volynets Personal information Full name Олександр Волинець Nationality Ukraine
Born October 9, 1974
TernopilHeight 6'7" (200 cm) Weight 187 lbs (85 kg) Sport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) Freestyle Medal recordWorld Championships (SC) Bronze 2002 Moscow 50 m freestyle Bronze 2006 Shanghai 50 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Silver 2006 Budapest 50 m freestyle Bronze 2002 Berlin 50 m freestyle European Championships (SC) Gold 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m freestyle Silver 2001 Antwerp 50 m freestyle Bronze 2000 Valencia 50 m freestyle Oleksandr Volynets (born October 9, 1974 in Ternopil) is a Ukrainian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events. He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity Program since August 2002.
Achievements
- 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships - bronze medal (50 m freestyle)
- 2004 Olympic Games - seventh place (50 m freestyle)
- 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships - bronze medal (50 m freestyle)
- 2002 FINA World Cup - silver medal (50 m freestyle)
- 2000 Olympic Games - eighth place (50 m freestyle)
References
European Short Course Champions in Men's 4×50 m Freestyle Relay 1996: Germany (Conrad, Tröger, Nolte, Smollich) • 1998: Netherlands (Veens, Kenkhuis, Aartsen, Van den Hoogenband) • 1999: Sweden (Andersson, Frölander, Nystrand, Carlsson) • 2000: Sweden (Dahl, Nystrand, Frölander, Andersson) • 2001: Ukraine (Sylantyev, Volynets, Lisogor, Shyrshov) • 2002: Netherlands (Kenkhuis, Damen, Holst, Veens) • 2003: Netherlands (Veens, Kenkhuis, Damen, Van den Hoogenband) • 2004: France (Maitre, Bernard, Barnier, Bousquet) • 2005: Netherlands (Veens, Zastrow, Damen, Kenkhuis) • 2006: Sweden (Nystrand, Stymne, Piehl, Tilly) • 2007: Sweden (Stymne, Piehl, Nylin, Nystrand) • 2008: France (Bernard, Gilot, Leveaux, Bousquet) • 2009: France (Leveaux, Stravius, Maitre, Bousquet) • 2010: Italy (Dotto, Spadaro, Magnini, Orsi)
Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- Ukrainian swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers of Ukraine
- Freestyle swimmers
- European swimming biography stubs
- Ukrainian sportspeople stubs
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