Ilya Borodin (swimmer)

Ilya Aleksandrovich Borodin (Russian: Илья Александрович Бородин; born 14 February 2003) is a Russian swimmer. He is the 2020 European Champions in the men's 400 m individual medley.[3] He also won gold medals in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley events at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.[4]

Ilya Borodin
Personal information
Full nameIlya Aleksandrovich Borodin
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21)[1]
Bryansk, Russia[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
ClubDolphin Youth Sports School[1]
CoachMarina Svistak[1]
Medal record
Representing Russian Swimming Federation
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 400 m medley
Representing  Russia
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 400 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow 400 m medley
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest 400 m medley
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kazan 400 m medley

Borodin took up swimming aged seven.[1] He missed the 2021 Summer Olympics because of a positive COVID-19 test.[5] In the 400 metre individual medley event of the 2021 World Championships in Abu Dhabi he won the silver medal behind Daiya Seto establishing a world junior record and European record with a time of 3:56.47.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d BORODIN Ilia Archived 23 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. olympics.com
  2. ^ "Илья Бородин - биография, информация, личная жизнь, фото". stuki-druki.com (in Russian). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "European Championships, Day 7 Finals: Russian Ilya Borodin Breaks WJR in 400 IM; Simona Quadarella Triples". Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ "New winners announced in Swimming". Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Без борьбы. Австралия в третий раз примет Олимпийские игры. Tass.ru. 21 July 2021
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