Kliment_Kolesnikov

Kliment Kolesnikov

Kliment Kolesnikov

Russian swimmer (born 2000)

Kliment Andreyevich Kolesnikov (Russian: Климент Андреевич Колесников, IPA: [klʲɪˈmʲent kɐˈlʲesʲnʲɪkəf]; born 9 July 2000) is a Russian swimmer. He holds world junior records in eight events: 50/100/200 back in long course, as well as 200 free, 50/100/200 back and 100 IM in short course.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Kolesnikov.
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Kliment Kolesnikov at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games.

He made his debut at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, where he competed in three backstroke events and set two world junior records.[1][2] In December 2017, he set a short course 100m backstroke world record at Vladimir Salnikov Cup, becoming the first swimmer born in the 2000s to hold a world record in an individual event.[3]

He won a total of six medals (3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze)[4] at the 2018 European Championships and established a new 50m backstroke world record.[5]

At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, Kolesnikov was chosen the flag bearer for Russia.[6] He won a total of six gold medals there.[7]

At the 2023 Russian National Championships, conducted in long course metres in April at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Kolesnikov won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 52.54 seconds on day two.[8][9][10] In the finals session on day four, he first won a gold medal in the 50 metre backstroke with a time of 24.12 seconds, then followed up approximately 75 minutes later with a gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 21.91 seconds.[11][12][13] On the sixth and final day, he won a bronze medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a 48.54 and a gold medal as part of the Moscow relay team finishing in 3:30.10 in the final of the 4×100 metre medley relay.[14][15]

Personal bests

Long course

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Note WR= World Record, WJR= World Junior Record, ER= European Record, NR= Russian National Record, LC= Long course, SC= Short course, r= relay lead-off

References

  1. [1]
    "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Kliment Kolesnikov Takes Down World Record in 100 Back SCM". Swimming World News. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. [4]
    "2018 EC Swimming - Medallists by event" (PDF). glasgow2018.microplustiming.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Kolesnikov breaks 50m back world record, Peaty defends Euro Title". The Times of India. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. [6]
    Opening Ceremony Flag Bearers - Buenos Aires 2018
  7. [7]
    Kolesnikov and Minakov clinch sixth gold medals as swimming programme concludes at Buenos Aires 2018
  8. [8]
    "ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ 2023: Дистанция 103 Мужчины, 100m На спине Мужчины" (in Russian). Russian Swimming Federation. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Swimmer Kolesnikov on the best result of the season in the world: "Cool, but compared to the record – swimming for children"". athletistic.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Campionati Nazionali di Russia. Day 2. Kliment Kolesnikov: 100 dorso (52.54). Shimanovic  Ilya: 100 rana (58.75)" (in Italian). nuoto.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  11. [11]
    "ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ 2023: Дистанция 117 Мужчины, 50m На спине Мужчины" (in Russian). Russian Swimming Federation. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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    "ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ 2023: Дистанция 120 Мужчины, 50m Вольный стиль Мужчины" (in Russian). Russian Swimming Federation. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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    "Swimmer Kolesnikov with the best result of the season in the world won the 50m backstroke in the Czech Republic". athletistic.com. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  14. [14]
    "ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ 2023: Дистанция 129 Мужчины, 100m Вольный стиль Мужчины" (in Russian). Russian Swimming Federation. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  15. [15]
    "The Moscow team won the men’s combined relay race in the Czech Republic in swimming, in the women’s category, the St. Petersburg team became the first". athletistic.com. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  16. [16]
    "Swimrankings - KOLESNIKOV, Kliment". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  17. [17]
    "Swimrankings - KOLESNIKOV, Kliment". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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