Mykhailo Romanchuk

Mykhailo Romanchuk
Romanchuk with his silver medal at Tokyo 2020
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28)[1]
Rivne, Ukraine[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubEnergy Standard
Mykhailo Romanchuk - Men's 1500M Freestyle Final, 2017 Budapest

Mykhailo Mykhailovych Romanchuk (Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Романчук; born 7 August 1996, Rivne, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian swimmer.[2]

Career

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At the Singapore World Cup leg in October 2016, he set a world cup record of 14:15.49 in the 1500 meter freestyle (short course), breaking the previous record by over 12 seconds.[3] He holds several distance freestyle national records and the current olympic record in the 800-meter freestyle.[4]

In the Autumn of 2019, he was member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the Energy Standard, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December.[5]

On 27 July 2021, he set a record for Ukraine with a result of 7:41.28 and reached the final of the 800 meters freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. Romanchuk reached the final with the best result.

Personal life

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He is married to Ukrainian athlete Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mykhailo Romanchuk". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Романчук Михайло" [Romanchuk Mykhailo] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Swimming Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ Neidigh, Lauren (22 October 2016). "Chalmers wins his first 2016 World Cup gold on day 2 in Singapore". Swimswam. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Men's 800m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  6. ^ "Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Wife of Distance Swimming Ace Mykhailo, Claims Silver Medal at World Track & Field Champs". Swimming World. 25 August 2023.
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