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Sergey Fesenko (born 1982)
Encyclopedia
Sergey Fesenko Jr. is a long-distance freestyle
swimmer from Ukraine
, whose father, Sergey Fesenko
, was a gold medalist in the 200m Butterfly at the 1980 Olympic Games
in Moscow
. Fesenko himself competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and qualified for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China for his native country. He's a student at the Indiana University
. Fesenko became a Big Ten swimmer of the week twice and once an NCAA swimmer of the week in 2005-2006 collegiate season.
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...
swimmer from Ukraine
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...
, whose father, Sergey Fesenko
Sergey Fesenko, Sr.
Serhiy Leonidovich Fesenko is a former Soviet swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where he won the gold medal in 200 m butterfly....
, was a gold medalist in the 200m Butterfly at the 1980 Olympic Games
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. Fesenko himself competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and qualified for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China for his native country. He's a student at the Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. Fesenko became a Big Ten swimmer of the week twice and once an NCAA swimmer of the week in 2005-2006 collegiate season.
Fina World Cup
Berlin 2003: 400m freestyle
New York 2004: 1500m freestyle- New York 2004: 400m freestyle