Mykhailo Romanchuk
Mykhailo Mykhailovych Romanchuk (Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Романчук; born 7 August 1996, Rivne, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian swimmer.[2]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]He is married to Ukrainian athlete Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Mykhailo Romanchuk". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Романчук Михайло" [Romanchuk Mykhailo] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Swimming Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Neidigh, Lauren (22 October 2016). "Chalmers wins his first 2016 World Cup gold on day 2 in Singapore". Swimswam. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Wife of Distance Swimming Ace Mykhailo, Claims Silver Medal at World Track & Field Champs". Swimming World. 25 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Mykhailo Romanchuk at World Aquatics
- Mykhailo Romanchuk at the International Swimming League (archived)
- Mykhaylo Romanchuk at Swimrankings.net
- Mykhailo Romanchuk at Olympics.com