Kliment Kolesnikov

Kolesnikov Breaks Acevedo’s Junior World Record in the 100 Backstroke

Full Name:	Kliment Kolesnikov
Born:	July 09th, 2000
	Moscow, Russia
Nationality:	Russia
Status:	Active

Kliment Kolesnikov is a Russian backstroke and freestyle specialist. Kolesnikov is an Olympic medalist, world champion, and former world record holder, having been the first man ever to go under 24 seconds in the 50m backstroke. International Career Kolesnikov earned his first international call up for Russia in 2016 at the European Junior Championships and he made a grand entrance. He broke the World Junior record in both the 50 and 100 meter backstroke en route to the gold medals. He posted a 24.94 in the 50 and 53.65 in the 100. He also picked up silvers in the 400 meter mixed and mens medley relays and finished fourth in the 200 meter backstroke. A year later at the same meet he won gold in the 50 and 200 meter backstroke, earned a silver in the 100 meter backstroke and the two medley relays and a bronze in 400 meter freestyle relay. 2017 World Championships (Budapest, Hungary) Kolesnikov qualified for his first senior international meet by breaking the World Junior Record in the 200 meter backstroke at the Russian Championships. He posted a 1:55.49 to break the previous record by well over one second. In Budapest Kolesnikov made a statement by finishing fourth in the 200 meter …

Kolesnikov Breaks Acevedo’s Junior World Record in the 100 Backstroke

Kliment Kolesnikov of Russia had the swim of the evening at the European Junior Championships setting a new junior world record in the first event…

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Kolesnikov Breaks Acevedo’s Junior World Record in the 100 Backstroke

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