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Mykhailo Romanchuk

Romanchuk with his silver medal at Tokyo 2020

Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born7 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]

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.

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

  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.