Andriy Hovorov

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Andriy Govorov
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Hovorov in lane 2
Personal information
National team  Ukraine
Born (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)[1]
Sevastopol, Ukraine
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle
Club Andriy Hovorov
Coach Kostiantyn Kartashov

Andriy Hovorov (Ukrainian: Андрій Говоров; born 10 April 1992[1][2]) is an Ukrainian competitive swimmer who has won several international medals in the sprint butterfly and freestyle events.

Career

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Govorov at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games

Hovorov won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly and a bronze medal at the 50 meter freestyle during the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships.[3][4] During the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships he again won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly.[5]

Between 2011 and 2015, he won three gold medals in the 50 m butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.

At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, he won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly (long course). In the semifinals he swam a time of 22.73, which broke his own national and championship records.[6] It was also the fastest time ever swum in a textile swimsuit.[6]

A graduate of the Dnipropetrovsk Higher School of Physical Culture, in 2016 Hovorov also attended the Dnipropetrovsk National University.

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