Roman Shevliakov Explained

Roman Shevliakov
Nationality:Russian
Strokes:Butterfly
Birth Date:26 August 1998
Birth Place:Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia
Height:1.9 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight:85 kg (187 lb)

Roman Sergeevich Shevliakov (Russian: Роман Сергеевич Шевляков; born 26 August 1998) is a Russian swimmer.[1]

Junior career

Roman started the international career at the European Junior Swimming Championships 2015, being held as an aquatic part of 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. He participated in men's 50 metre butterfly, men's 100 metre butterfly, men's 200 metre butterfly events[2] [3] [4] and won a gold medal in mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay.[5]

One year later, Roman Shevliakov was included in the Russian national team for the 2016 European Junior Swimming Championships in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary. He competed in men's 50 metre butterfly and men's 200 metre butterfly events, and won two silver medals in men's 100 metre butterfly and men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay events.[6]

Later, in September 2016, Roman was headed into his first World Cup season. He started at his traditional distances of men's 50, 100 and 200 metre butterfly, along with the men's 200 metre medley event.[7]

Senior career

The first World Cup season in a senior status brought him a bronze medal in the mixed 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay. In this Moscow meet, Roman also started in the men's 50 metre and 100 metre butterfly, men's 50 metre freestyle, men's 50 metre backstroke and mixed 4 x 50 metre medley relay.[8]

He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly, men's 100 metre butterfly, men's 200 metre butterfly and men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay events at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roman SHEVLIAKOV. Profile. AQUA Official . World Aquatics . 24 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2015 European Games: Men's 50m Butterfly . https://web.archive.org/web/20150625003735/http://www.baku2015.com/en_externalmodules/SW/pdf/SWM020101_C73A1_216.pdf . 24 August 2023. 25 June 2015 .
  3. Web site: 2015 European Games: Men's 100m Butterfly . https://web.archive.org/web/20150628224519/http://www.baku2015.com/en_externalmodules/SW/pdf/SWM021900_C74A_46.pdf . 24 August 2023. 28 June 2015 .
  4. Web site: 2015 European Games: Men's 200m Butterfly . https://web.archive.org/web/20150625003805/http://www.baku2015.com/en_externalmodules/SW/pdf/SWM022900_C74A_29.pdf . 24 August 2023. 25 June 2015 .
  5. Web site: 2015 European Games: Mixed 4 × 100m Medley Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20181101130905/http://www.baku2015.com/en_externalmodules/SW/pdf/SWX451101_C73B1_130.pdf . 24 August 2023. 1 November 2018 .
  6. Web site: 43. Arena European Junior Swimming Championships (Jul 06 to 10, 2016) - Hódmezovásárhely . 25 August 2023.
  7. Web site: FINA/AIRWEAVE SWIMMING WORLD CUP 2016. SEPTEMBER 3RD TO 4TH 2016 - MOSCOW, RUSSIA . Omega Timing . 25 August 2023.
  8. Web site: FINA/AIRWEAVE SWIMMING WORLD CUP 2017. AUGUST 2ND TO 3RD 2017 - MOSCOW, RUSSIA . Omega Timing . 25 August 2023.
  9. Web site: 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 50m Butterfly . FINA . 12 October 2020.
  10. Web site: 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 100m Butterfly . FINA . 24 August 2023.
  11. Web site: 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 200m Butterfly . FINA . 24 August 2023.
  12. Web site: 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay . FINA . 24 August 2023.