Alexei Sancov Explained

Alexei Sancov
Strokes:Freestyle
Collegeteam:University of Southern California
Birth Date:15 October 1999
Birth Place:Chișinău, Moldova[1]
Height:6 ft 2 in
Weight:187lb

Alexei Sancov (born 15 October 1999) is a Moldovan competitive swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 34th with a time of 1:48.85.[2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career

On 2 July 2017, Sancov broke the World Junior record in the 200 meter free at 18 years old and won the gold medal at the European Junior Championships with a time of 1:47.00. That time broke the official World Junior Record at the time in this event, which currently stood at 1:47.10, held by American Maxime Rooney. Rooney swam that time at the 2015 US National Championships in San Antonio, Texas. Earlier in the European Junior Championships he took silver in the 100 meter free with a time of :49.01.[4]

He studied at University of Southern California.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Europenele de natație (juniori) au fost stabilite recorduri naționale. www.moldpres.md. 4 July 2017. ro.
  2. Web site: Alexei Sancov . 8 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806081331/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/alexei-sancov . 6 August 2016 .
  3. Web site: Swimming SANCOV Alexei. dead. 6 September 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210906173338/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1380628-sancov-alexei.htm . 6 September 2021 .
  4. Web site: Moldovan Alexei Sancov Breaks World Junior Record in 200 Free. 2 July 2017. 4 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Alexei Sancov - Men's Swimming & Diving. 6 September 2021. USC Athletics. en.