Oleksandr Volynets
Encyclopedia
Oleksandr Volynets is a Ukrainian
swimmer who competes in the freestyle
events. He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity Program since August 2002.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
swimmer who competes in the freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
events. He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity Program since August 2002.
Achievements
- 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships2006 FINA Short Course World ChampionshipsThe 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China from April 5 to April 9, 2006.-Medal table:-Freestyle:-Backstroke:-Breaststroke:-Butterfly:-Individual Medley:-Relays:...
- bronze medal (50 m freestyle) - 2004 Olympic GamesSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyleThe men's 50 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 19 and 20. The event was won by American Gary Hall Jr., the defending co-champion of this event from the 2000 Summer...
- seventh place (50 m freestyle) - 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships2002 FINA Short Course World ChampionshipsThe 6th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from Wednesday April 3 till Sunday April 7, 2002. The event took place in the 25m-pool of the renovated Olympiiski-complex, which also hosted the swimming event at the 1980 Summer Olympics...
- bronze medal (50 m freestyle) - 2002 FINA World Cup - silver medal (50 m freestyle)
- 2000 Olympic GamesSwimming at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...
- eighth place (50 m freestyle)