Robert Glinta

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Background

Robert Andrei Glinta was born on April 18, 1997 in Romania.

Early Success

Swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, Glinta placed 5th with a 55.21 in the 100m backstroke, just a hair off his 55.10 from the semi-finals.

At the 2015 Junior World Swimming Championships, Glinta won the gold medal and set a meet record in the 100 meter backstroke with a time of 54.30. 2015 was an impressive year, Glinta set the previously started meet record, a new national record for Romanian Juniors, and his times qualified to swim in Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games,

2016 Rio Olympic Games

At 19 years old, Glinta made his Olympic debut, finishing 8th in the 100 meter backstroke final in 53.50. In the 200 meter backstroke he just missed out on a spot in the semi-finals, finishing 18th in 1:57.91.

2018 European Championships

After advancing to the semis in the 50 back, Glinta blew away the field in a time of 24.12, a new national record and only .08 away from the world record. Though Glinta wasn’t able to repeat the performance in the final, he did earn a silver medal in the final next to Kliment Kolesnikov, who did break the world record by going 24.00.

2021 European Championships (Budapest, Hungary)

Glinta continued his ascension on the international stage in Budapest, taking a silver medal in the 50 back (24.42, again behind Kolesnikov) before touching first for gold in the 100 back with a personal best of 52.88.

2020 Olympic Games

In Tokyo, Glinta advanced to the final of the 100 backstroke once again. In the final, he was just off his personal best he had registered in Budapest earlier in the year, touching at 52.95 for 8th place.

2021 Short Course World Championships

After being a mainstay in the backstroke events for years, Glinta finally won his first world championships medal in Abu Dhabi. In the final of the 100 backstroke, Glinta touched for 3rd in 49.60, winning a bronze medal.

International Medals

Place Event Year Meet
Bronze 100 Back 2021 Short Course World Championships
Silver 50 Back 2018 European Championships
Gold 50 Back 2021 European Championships
Silver 100 Back 2021 European Championships
Gold 100 Back 2015 World Junior Championships

Best Times

Course Event Time Date Meet
lcm 50 Back 24.12 08/03/18 2018 European Championships
Glasgow, Scotland
lcm 100 Back 52.88 05/20/21 2021 European Championships
Budapest, Hungary
scm 50 Back 22.74 11/03/21 2021 European Championships
Kazan, Russia
scm 100 Back 49.31 11/05/21 2021 European Championships
Kazan, Russia
GLINTA Robert IRO; MORA Lorenzo IRO Team Iron (IRO) ISL International Swimming League 2021 Match 10 day 2 Piscina Felice Scandone Napoli, Naples Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto GLINTA Robert IRO Team Iron (IRO) ISL International Swimming League 2021 Match 10 day 2 Piscina Felice Scandone Napoli, Naples Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto GLINTA Robert IRO Team Iron (IRO) ISL International Swimming League 2021 Match 7 day 1 Piscina Felice Scandone Napoli, Naples Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto GLINTA Robert IRO Team Iron (IRO) ISL International Swimming League 2021 Match 7 day 1 Piscina Felice Scandone Napoli, Naples Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto GLINTA Robert ROU 100 Backstroke Men Final Swimming Budapest - Hungary 20/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto Celebrating Gold Medal GLINTA Robert-Andrei ROU 100m Backstroke Men Swimming Budapest - Hungary 20/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto Robert Glinta (photo: Jack Spitser)