Yaroslav Vladimirovich Potapov (born July 1, 1999 ) is a Russian swimmer . Member of the 2016 Olympic Games. Champion of Russia 2016 Master of Sports of Russia international class (2016) [2] .
| Yaroslav Potapov | ||
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| personal information | ||
| Floor | male | |
| A country |  Russia | |
| Specialization | 1500 m / s | |
| Club | Swimming club "Albatross" [1] | |
| Date of Birth | July 1, 1999 (20 years) | |
| Place of Birth | Volgograd , Russia | |
Awards and medals
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Career
In 2015, Yaroslav won the silver medal of the European Open Swimming Championships in Tenero at a distance of 5 km, won the Russian Open Swimming Championships at a distance of 5 km and the 2015 Russian Short Course Swimming Championships at 1500 m freestyle .
In the championship of Russia in 2016, he won the 1500-meter freestyle with the qualifying standard for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . At the same time, Yaroslav broke the youthful record of Russia, which belonged to Yury Prilukov , set back in 2002 (03/15/61 vs. 03/15/88) [3] . At the Olympics in Rio, he took the 14th place in the preliminary swim, not getting into the final [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Today, July 1, the birthday of our club celebrates its birthday
- ↑ Order "On the assignment of the sports title" Master of Sports of Russia of International Class "dated November 9, 2016 No. 171 ng
- ↑ Yaroslav Potapov broke Russia's youthful record, Yuri Prilukov, 14 years old
- ↑ Swimmers Potapov and Druzhinin did not qualify for the 1500m freestyle final final