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Aleksandr Sukhorukov
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Sukhorukov (Александр Николаевич Сухоруков, born 1988) is a Russian freestyle swimmer, 2008 Olympic 4x200 m relay silver medalist and short-course world record holder, husband of Margarita Mamun.
Aleksey Kudryavtsev
Aleksey Kudryavtsev (Алексей Валентинович Кудрявцев, born 1972, Moscow) is a Russian swimmer, 400 m freestyle specialist, who won 1992 Olympic gold in the 4x200 m relay for the Unified Team; father of gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva.
Alexander Chaev
Alexander Chaev (Aleksandr Yuryevich Chayev, Александр Юрьевич Чаев), Soviet freestyle swimmer born 1962 in Voronezh; 1980 Olympic silver medalist in the 1,500 m freestyle behind Vladimir Salnikov, 1981 European 4×200 m relay champion.
Andrey Grechin
Andrey Grechin (Андрей Гречин, born 1987, Barnaul) is a Russian sprint freestyle swimmer; three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016) and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay.
Andrey Krylov
Andrey Ivanovich Krylov (Андрей Иванович Крылов), Soviet freestyle swimmer born 1956 in St. Petersburg; 1976 and 1980 Olympian with one gold and three silver medals, later a coach and university sports administrator.
Artyom Lobuzov
Artyom Lobuzov (Артём Юрьевич Лобузов, born 1991, Moscow) is a Russian freestyle swimmer, 2012 Olympian, 2016 world short-course 4x200 m relay champion, later charged in a FINA doping case.
Boris Nikitin
Boris Vasilyevich Nikitin (Борис Васильевич Никитин), Soviet freestyle swimmer from Tbilisi (1938-1984); 1956 Olympic 4x200 m relay bronze medalist, 1956 world record holder, and 1958 European relay champion.
Danila Izotov
Danila Izotov (Данила Сергеевич Изотов, born 1991) is a Russian freestyle swimmer: Olympic silver (4x200 m relay, Beijing 2008) and bronze (4x100 m relay, London 2012), 200 m freestyle world bronze, and two short-course relay world records.
Gennadi Androsov
Gennadi Androsov (Геннадий Андросов, 1939–2016) was a Soviet freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1,500 meters at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won European gold in the 400-meter medley in 1962.
Gennady Nikolayev
Gennadi Nikolayev (Геннадий Николаевич Николаев, 1936–2013), Soviet freestyle swimmer from Ashgabat; bronze in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at Melbourne 1956, the first Soviet Olympic swimming medal, and a 1956 world record holder.
Igor Grivennikov
Igor Grivennikov (Игорь Анатольевич Гривенников), Soviet swimmer born 1952 in Moscow, Dynamo Moscow; 1972 Munich Olympic silver (4x100 free relay) and bronze (4x200), 1973 world relay silver, later a biochemist.
Lev Balandin
Lev Nikolayevich Balandin (Лев Николаевич Баландин), 1934-1980, Soviet freestyle swimmer; two-time Olympian (1952, 1956), 1954 European silver medalist, and 4x100 m medley relay world record holder.
Mariya Kameneva
Mariya Kameneva (Мария Андреевна Каменева, later Kanaikina), Russian sprint swimmer born 1999 in Orenburg; Tokyo 2020 Olympian for ROC, short course world record holder in mixed 4x50m medley relay, multiple European relay champion.
Nikita Konovalov
Nikita Konovalov (Никита Коновалов) is a Russian competitive swimmer, born 1988 in Omsk, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly and won nine World Aquatics medals.
Nikita Lobintsev
Nikita Lobintsev (Никита Лобинцев), Russian freestyle swimmer born 1988; three Olympics, silver 4x200 relay Beijing 2008, bronze 4x100 relay London 2012, short-course 4x200 world record 6:49.04.
Rozaliya Nasretdinova
Rozaliya Nasretdinova (Розалия Хайдяровна Насретдинова, born 1997, Moscow) is a Russian sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer, Youth Olympic double champion 2014, 2016 world short-course mixed relay champion, and Rio 2016 Olympian.
Semyon Belits Geyman
Semyon Belits-Geyman (Семён Викторович Белиц-Гейман), Soviet freestyle swimmer born 1945 in Moscow; 1968 Olympic relay silver and bronze, 1966 European 1500 m champion, and 800 m freestyle world record holder at 8:47.4.
Sergey Koplyakov
Sergey Koplyakov (Сергей Викторович Копляков), Belarusian-born Soviet swimmer born 1959 in Orsha; 1980 Olympic 200 m freestyle champion in 1:49.81 and first man under 1:50 (world record 1:49.83, 1979); four Olympic medals; later Dynamo Minsk coach.
Veniamin Tayanovich
Veniamin Igorevich Tayanovich (Вениамин Игоревич Таянович), born 1967 in Ufa, Soviet/Russian freestyle swimmer; 1992 Olympic gold 4x200 m and silver 4x100 m freestyle relay for the Unified Team; 7:11.95 world record holder 1992–1998.
Veronika Popova Andrusenko
Veronika Popova-Andrusenko (Вероника Андреевна Попова-Андрусенко), Russian swimmer born 1991 in Mikhaylovka; three Olympics (2012, 2016, 2020), world records in mixed relays, European record 4×100 m medley relay 3:53.38.
Vitaly Sorokin
Vitaly Ivanovich Sorokin (Виталий Иванович Сорокин, 1935–1995), Soviet freestyle swimmer from Leningrad; 1956 Olympic bronze in the 4x200 m relay and a pre-Games world record of 8:24.5; later coached Olympic champion Prozumenshchykova-Stepanova.
Vladimir Morozov (olympedia 120660)
Vladimir Morozov (Vladimir Viktorovich Morozov, Владимир Викторович Морозов; born 1992, Novosibirsk) is a Russian sprint swimmer, Olympedia athlete 120660, with 2012 Olympic relay bronze, three Games, and short-course world records; distinct from the canoeist and figure skater of the same name.
Vladimir Pyshnenko
Vladimir Pyshnenko (Владимир Васильевич Пышненко), Russian freestyle swimmer born 1970 in Rostov-on-Don; 1992 Olympic 4x200 m relay gold in world record 7:11.95 for the Unified Team, three Olympic silvers, later a masters coach in Illinois.
Vladimir Salnikov
Vladimir Salnikov (Владимир Валерьевич Сальников), born 1960, Soviet distance freestyle swimmer; four Olympic golds (1980, 1988), first under 15 minutes for 1500 m and under 8 for 800 m; later Russian Swimming Federation president.
Vladimir Struzhanov
Vladimir Struzhanov (Владимир Васильевич Стружанов, 1932–2014), Soviet swimmer, 1956 Olympic bronze in 4x200 m freestyle relay, 1958 European champion, five-time world record holder.
Yevgeny Lagunov
Yevgeny Lagunov (born 1985) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who competed at three Olympics, winning relay silver at Beijing 2008 and bronze at London 2012.
Yevgeny Sadovy
Yevgeny Sadovy (Евгений Викторович Садовый, born 1973), Russian swimmer for the Unified Team; three 1992 Barcelona golds (200, 400, 4×200 free), world records 3:45.00 and 7:11.95; later a coach.
Yury Mukhin
Yury Mukhin (Юрий Мухин, born 1971) is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer who won Olympic gold as a heat swimmer in the 1992 Unified Team 4×200 m relay.