| Uvis Kalniņš | |
| Strokes: | Freestyle, Individual Medley |
| Club: | Valmieras SS |
| Coach: | David Collins |
| Collegeteam: | Missouri State Bears (USA) |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Valmiera, Latvia |
| Weight: | 82kg (181lb) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Uvis Kalniņš (born October 24, 1993, in Valmiera) is a former Latvian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] [2] He won a bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2011 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, with a time of 50.18 seconds.[3] Kalniņš is also a member of the swimming team for the Missouri State Bears, and an undergraduate student at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[1]
Kalniņš qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle, as a member of the Latvian swimming team, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard time of 50.18 seconds from the European Junior Championships.[3] [4] [5] He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including British-born Paraguayan swimmer Benjamin Hockin. Kalniņš raced to second place, and dipped under a 50-second barrier by a quarter of a second (0.25) behind Turkey's Kemal Arda Gürdal, in his personal best of 49.96. Kalniņš failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirtieth overall in the preliminaries.[6] [7]
At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Kalniņš competed in the 100 and 200 m freestyle but failed to advance past the heats, finishing with times of 50.51 and 1:51.91 respectively.
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 22.91 (NR) | Riga | May 30, 2014 | |
| 100 m freestyle | 49.96 | London | July 31, 2012 | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:51.03 | Belgrade | July 10, 2011 | |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:01.37 | Riga | May 30, 2014 | |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:13.73 | Liepaja | July 7, 2012 | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:22.59 (NR) | Riga | June 1, 2014 | |
| 50 m backstroke | 28.98 | Riga | June 22, 2012 | |
| 100 m backstroke | 57.61 | Riga | June 29, 2012 | |
| 50 m breaststroke | 29.77 | Riga | June 29, 2016 | |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.78 | Federal Way | December 4, 2015 | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:20.73 | Moscow | August 11, 2015 | |
| 50 m butterfly | 25.83 | Riga | June 28, 2016 | |
| 200 m IM | 2:00.39 (NR) | Kazan | Aug 5, 2015 | |
| 400 m IM | 4:22.60 (NR) | Gwangju | July 10, 2015 |