Andriy Govorov
Andriy Andriyovych Govorov (Ukrainian: Андрій Андрійович Говоров; born 10 April 1992) is a Ukrainian competitive swimmer who holds the world record, European champion (2016 London) and bronze medalist in world championship (2017 Budapest) in 50 meters butterfly.
Personal life
[edit]Govorov was born on 10 April 1992 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. A graduate of the Dnipro Higher School of Physical Culture, in 2016 he also attended the Dnipro National University.
Career
[edit]International Swimming League
[edit]In spring 2020, Govorov signed to the Toronto Titans, in their inaugural season.
European Championships
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Govorov 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.[1][2] During the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships he again won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] It was also the fastest time ever swum in a textile swimsuit.[5]
At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Govorov won gold in the 50 metre butterfly, in a championship record time of 22.48.[6]
Other
[edit]On 1 July 2018 Govorov broke the long course world record in the 50m butterfly, held for 9 years by Spain's Rafael Muñoz, in a time of 22.27, beating the 2017 world champion in the same event Ben Proud (22.93) and the Dutchman Mathys Goosen (23.55) at the Trofeo Sette Colli held in Rome, Italy.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ The EC2010 Short Course News Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships official website (28 November 2010)
- ^ FLASH QUOTE Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships official website (25 November 2010)
- ^ DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 18 Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, Daylife (18 December 2010)
- ^ Crimean Swimmer Aims for Gold After Turbulent Times, NBC (11 August 2016)
- ^ a b Race, Loretta (17 May 2016). "Watch The Fastest Textile 50 Butterfly Ever (Andriy Govorov)". Swimswam. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Ben Proud takes silver in 50m butterfly". Europort. 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Andrii Govorov Shatters 50 Fly World Record In 22.27". SwimSwam. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
External links
[edit]- Andrii Govorov at World Aquatics
- Andrii Govorov at the International Swimming League
- Andrii Govorov at Swimrankings.net
- Andrii Govorov at Olympics.com
- Andriy Hovorov at Olympedia (archive)
- About Hovorov at the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine (10 April 2016)
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sevastopol
- Ukrainian male butterfly swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Ukraine
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Oles Honchar Dnipro National University alumni
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- World record holders in swimming
- Ukrainian male freestyle swimmers
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Ukraine
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for Ukraine
- 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen
- Medalists at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics