Mykhailo Romanchuk

Mykhailo Romanchuk
Romanchuk with his silver medal at Tokyo 2020
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28)[1]
Rivne, Ukraine[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubEnergy Standard
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 800 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 5 km open water
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hangzhou 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2024 Belgrade 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2024 Belgrade 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Copenhagen 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Otopeni 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Otopeni 1500 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei 1500 m freestyle
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing 800 m freestyle
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Dordrecht 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Dordrecht 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Dordrecht 400 m freestyle
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.[2]

Career

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.[3] He holds several distance freestyle national records and the current olympic record in the 800-meter freestyle.[4]

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.[5]

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.

Personal life

He is married to Ukrainian athlete Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mykhailo Romanchuk". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Романчук Михайло" [Romanchuk Mykhailo] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Swimming Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ Neidigh, Lauren (22 October 2016). "Chalmers wins his first 2016 World Cup gold on day 2 in Singapore". Swimswam. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Men's 800m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  6. ^ "Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Wife of Distance Swimming Ace Mykhailo, Claims Silver Medal at World Track & Field Champs". Swimming World. 25 August 2023.


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