Andriy Hovorov
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| Full name | Andriy Andriyovych Govorov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 April 1992[1] Sevastopol, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Andriy Govorov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kostiantyn Kartashov Arilson Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andriy Andriyovych Govorov (Ukrainian: Андрій Андрійович Говоров; born 10 April 1992)[1][2] is a Ukrainian competitive swimmer who has won several international medals in the sprint butterfly and freestyle events.
Personal life
Hovorov was born on 10 April 1992 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. A graduate of the Dnipropetrovsk Higher School of Physical Culture, in 2016 he also attended the Dnipropetrovsk National University.
Career
Hovorov won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly and a bronze medal at the 50 meter freestyle during the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships.[3][4] During the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships he again won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly.[5]
Between 2011 and 2015, he won three gold medals in the 50 m butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.
Following the 2014 Russian annexation of his native Crimea Govorov ruled out changing his nationality and continues to compete for Ukraine.[6]
At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, he won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly (long course). In the semifinals he swam a time of 22.73, which broke his own national and championship records.[7] It was also the fastest time ever swum in a textile swimsuit.[7]
References
- 1 2 (Ukrainian) Дніпропетровська ОДА: Олександр Вілкул подарував квартири чемпіонам Перших Юнацьких Олімпійських Ігор, Ukrainian Cabinet Portal (September 13, 2010)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Українець Андрій Говоров – призер чемпіонату Європи з плавання в Голландії Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., Ukrinform (November 26, 2010)
- ↑ The EC2010 Short Course News, 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships official website (November 28, 2010)
- ↑ FLASH QUOTE, 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships official website (November 25, 2010)
- ↑ DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 18, Daylife (December 18, 2010)
- ↑ Crimean Swimmer Aims for Gold After Turbulent Times, NBC (11 August 2016)
- 1 2 Race, Loretta (May 17, 2016). "Watch The Fastest Textile 50 Butterfly Ever (Andriy Govorov)". Swimswam. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
External links
- Andriy Hovorov at Swimrankings.net
- About Hovorov at the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine (10 April 2016)
- Andriy Hovorov at FINA.org