Maxim Podoprigora is an Austrian Olympic swimmer.

He is Jewish, and was born in Kyiv, Ukraine.

He studied at the University of Vienna

University of Vienna

The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...

 in Vienna, Austria. He serves in the Austrian Army.

He swims for the club SC Austria Wien and ASV Wien in Vienna, Austria.

In 1998, he won a bronze medal in the European Short Course swimming championship in the 200 m breaststroke. In 2000, he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in the 200 m breaststroke. In 2001, he won a silver medal at the World Championships in the 200 m breaststroke, and won the 200 m breaststroke European Short Course swimming championship. In 2002, he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke European Short Course swimming championship.

He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney in 200 m breaststroke, in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke, and in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing in 200 m breaststroke.