Kliment Kolesnikov Explained

Kliment Kolesnikov
Nationality:Russian
Strokes:Freestyle, Backstroke
Club:Energy Standard
Birth Date:9 July 2000
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Height:1.96 m
Weight:86 kg

Kliment Andreyevich Kolesnikov (Russian: Климент Андреевич Колесников||klʲɪˈmʲent kɐˈlʲesʲnʲɪkəf; born 9 July 2000) is a Russian swimmer. He holds world junior records in eight events: 50/100/200 back in long course, as well as 200 free, 50/100/200 back and 100 IM in short course.

He made his debut at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, where he competed in three backstroke events and set two world junior records.[1] [2] In December 2017, he set a short course 100m backstroke world record at Vladimir Salnikov Cup, becoming the first swimmer born in the 2000s to hold a world record in an individual event.[3]

He won a total of six medals (3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze)[4] at the 2018 European Championships and established a new 50m backstroke world record.[5]

At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, Kolesnikov was chosen the flag bearer for Russia.[6] He won a total of six gold medals there.[7]

At the 2023 Russian National Championships, conducted in long course metres in April at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Kolesnikov won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 52.54 seconds on day two.[8] [9] [10] In the finals session on day four, he first won a gold medal in the 50 metre backstroke with a time of 24.12 seconds, then followed up approximately 75 minutes later with a gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 21.91 seconds.[11] [12] [13] On the sixth and final day, he won a bronze medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a 48.54 and a gold medal as part of the Moscow relay team finishing in 3:30.10 in the final of the 4×100 metre medley relay.[14] [15]

Personal bests

Long course

!Event[16] !Time!Location!Date!Note
50 m freestyle (LC)21.69Moscow27 April 2022
100 m freestyle (LC)47.11Tokyo28 July 2021NR
50 m backstroke (LC)23.55Kazan27 July 2023WR
100 m backstroke (LC)51.82Kazan26 July 2023NR
200 m backstroke (LC)1:55.14Budapest28 July 2017WJR

Short course

!Event[17] !Time!Location!Date!Note
50 m freestyle (SC)20.88Moscow23 December 2022
100 m freestyle (SC)45.58Kazan6 November 2021
200 m freestyle (SC)1:41.75Saint Petersburg23 December 2017WJR
50 m backstroke (SC)22.11Kazan23 November 2022WR
100 m backstroke (SC)48.58Budapest21 November 2020ER, NR (r)
200 m backstroke (SC)1:48.02Copenhagen13 December 2017WJR
100 m individual medley (SC)50.63Hangzhou14 December 2018WJR
200 m individual medley (SC)1:53.36Kazan20 November 2017
Note WR= World Record, WJR= World Junior Record, ER= European Record, NR= Russian National Record, LC= Long course, SC= Short course, r= relay lead-off

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heats results . 30 July 2017 . FINA . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729143757/http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0102EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 . 29 July 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes . 30 July 2017 . Budapest 2017 . 22 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022064850/http://www.fina-budapest2017.com/en/home . dead .
  3. News: Kliment Kolesnikov Takes Down World Record in 100 Back SCM. 22 December 2017. Swimming World News. 12 October 2018. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2018 EC Swimming - Medallists by event . glasgow2018.microplustiming.com . 17 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Kolesnikov breaks 50m back world record, Peaty defends Euro Title . . 19 May 2021 . 19 May 2021.
  6. https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/News/2018/10/05/Flag-Bearers-Opening-Ceremony-Buenos-Aires-2018.pdf Opening Ceremony Flag Bearers - Buenos Aires 2018
  7. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071000/kolesnikov-and-minakov-clinch-sixth-gold-medals-as-swimming-programme-concludes-at-buenos-aires-2018 Kolesnikov and Minakov clinch sixth gold medals as swimming programme concludes at Buenos Aires 2018
  8. https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_103F.pdf "ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ 2023: Дистанция 103 Мужчины, 100m На спине Мужчины"
  9. https://athletistic.com/other-sports/250222.html "Swimmer Kolesnikov on the best result of the season in the world: "Cool, but compared to the record – swimming for children""
  10. https://www.nuoto.com/2023/04/17/campionati-nazionali-di-russia-day-2-kolesnikov-kliment-100-dorso-52-54-shimanovic-ilya-100-rana-58-75/ "Campionati Nazionali di Russia. Day 2. Kliment Kolesnikov: 100 dorso (52.54). Shimanovic  Ilya: 100 rana (58.75)"
  11. https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_117F.pdf "ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ 2023: Дистанция 117 Мужчины, 50m На спине Мужчины"
  12. https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_120F.pdf "ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ 2023: Дистанция 120 Мужчины, 50m Вольный стиль Мужчины"
  13. https://athletistic.com/other-sports/251919.html "Swimmer Kolesnikov with the best result of the season in the world won the 50m backstroke in the Czech Republic"
  14. https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_129F.pdf "ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ 2023: Дистанция 129 Мужчины, 100m Вольный стиль Мужчины"
  15. https://athletistic.com/other-sports/253554.html "The Moscow team won the men’s combined relay race in the Czech Republic in swimming, in the women’s category, the St. Petersburg team became the first"
  16. Web site: Swimrankings - KOLESNIKOV, Kliment. www.swimrankings.net. en. 12 October 2018.
  17. Web site: Swimrankings - KOLESNIKOV, Kliment. www.swimrankings.net. en. 12 October 2018.

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