Roman Mityukov (born 30 July 2000) is a Swiss swimmer specialized in backstroke. He won a silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, and a bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, setting a new Swiss national record.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Born | 30 July 2000 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
Early life and education
editRoman Mityukov was born in Geneva, Switzerland, to Russian parents. Despite having trained in Geneva since a young age, Mityukov faced challenges competing internationally in his teenage years due to his lack of Swiss citizenship, which he obtained in 2018.[1]
He is a law student at the University of Geneva and plans to complete the Master's in September 2024.[2]
Career and achievements
editRoman Mityuokov competed in the men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[3] In the same year, he swam the 100 m backstroke in 54.72 seconds, a Swiss national record.[4]
Mityukov participated at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in various races: he finished 16th in the 100-meter freestyle semifinal[5] and together with Antonio Djakovic, Nils Liess and Noè Ponti he finished the 4 × 200 m relay in sixth place.[6]
In 2023, he won a bronze medal at the World Championships in the 200 m backstroke, setting a new Swiss national record with a time of 1:55.34.[7] A year later, he won the silver medal in the same competition.[8]
Mityukov claimed a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, improving his previous best with a time of 1:54.85. He was the fourth Swiss swimmer to earn an Olympic medal.[1] He was one of the flag-bearers for Switzerland at the closing ceremony alongside triathlete Julie Derron.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Geisser, Remo (1 August 2024). "Olympia 2024: Roman Mityukov gewinnt Bronze im Rückenschwimmen" [Olympics 2024: Roman Mityukov wins bronze in the backstroke]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Monica (1 August 2024). "Dritte Schweizer Medaille in Paris: "Das ist Arbeit, kein Wunder" – Roman Mityukov schwimmt zu Olympiabronze". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 200m Backstroke start list" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Mityukov Notches Swiss National Record In Men's 100 Back". SwimSwam. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "100 m libre: Mityukov 16e des demi-finales". LFM la radio (in French). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Schwimm-Highlights am Mittwoch". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Monica (28 July 2023). "Beflügelt von seinem Trauma fliegt er zu WM-Bronze". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Monica (16 February 2024). "Silber – Mityukov schwimmt zu seiner zweiten WM-Medaille". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Derron and Mityukov carry the Swiss flag". Blue News. Swisscom. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.