Mykhailo Romanchuk

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Mykhailo Romanchuk
Романчук Михайло Михайлович.jpg
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 25)
Rivne, Ukraine
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
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.[1]

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.[2] He holds several distance freestyle national records and the current olympic record in the 800-meter freestyle.[3]

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.

International Swimming League[]

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.[4]

Personal life[]

His wife is Ukrainian long jumper Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Романчук Михайло" [Romanchuk Mykhailo] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Swimming Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ Neidigh, Lauren (22 October 2016). "Chalmers wins his first 2016 World Cup gold on day 2 in Singapore". Swimswam. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Men's 800m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  5. ^ Семейство Романчук – красивая пара, которой будет к лицу олимпийское золото

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