Ruslan Gaziev

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Ruslan Gaziev
Personal information
National team Canada
Born (1999-08-16) August 16, 1999 (age 22)
Moscow, Russia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamOhio State Buckeyes
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m mixed medley

Ruslan Gaziev (born August 16, 1999) is a Canadian competitive swimmer of Avar descent who specializes in the freestyle.[1] Gaziev currently resides and trains in Toronto.[1]

Career[]

In 2017, Gaziev won two gold medals as part of mixed relay teams at the 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, including breaking the World Junior record in the 4x100 freestyle relay.[2]

In 2018, Gaziev was named to his first senior team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Gaziev also competed at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

As part of the 2021 Canadian Olympic swimming trials in Toronto, Gaziev finished in third in the 100m freestyle. This qualified him for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3][4][5]

Gaziev competes collegiately for The Ohio State University.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ruslan Gaziev". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ Sutherland, James (25 August 2017). "Taylor Ruck Splits 52.72 as Canadians Break Wjr in Mixed Free Relay". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "26 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic swimming team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Canada's Tokyo 2020 Swimming Team Announced". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ Nichols, Paula (24 June 2021). "Team Canada to have 26 swimmers at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Ruslan Gaziev". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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