Vladislav Polyakov
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Vlad Polyakov is an Olympic breaststroke
swimmer from Kazakhstan
. He swam for his native country at the 2004
and 2008 Olympics
.
Polyakov came to the United States in the summer of 1999. He attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, and swam for the Coral Springs Swim Club. He attended college and swam for the USA's University of Alabama
.
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
swimmer from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. He swam for his native country at the 2004
Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Kazakhstan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Archery:Men's individual:* Stanislav Zabrodskiy - 18th placeWomen's individual:* Viktoriya Beloslydtseva - 23rd place* Olga Pilipova - 57th place-Athletics:...
and 2008 Olympics
Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Kazakhstan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Archery:Men's individual:* Stanislav Zabrodskiy - 18th placeWomen's individual:* Viktoriya Beloslydtseva - 23rd place* Olga Pilipova - 57th place-Athletics:...
.
Polyakov came to the United States in the summer of 1999. He attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, and swam for the Coral Springs Swim Club. He attended college and swam for the USA's University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
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Achievements
- 2007 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships – gold medal (200m breaststroke)
- 2007 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships – bronze medal (100m breaststroke)
- 2006 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships – silver medal (200m breaststroke)
- 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:...
– gold medal (200m Breaststroke) - 2005 Summer UniversiadeSwimming at the 2005 Summer UniversiadeThe swimming competition during the 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIV Summer Universiade, took place in the Manisa Özel Ýdare Swimming Complex in Izmir, Turkey from August 12 till August 17, 2005. The swimming competition is one of the fourteen sports of the 23rd Universiade...
– silver medal (200m Breaststroke) - 2005 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships – gold medal (200m breaststroke)
- 2004 Olympic GamesSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststrokeThese are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Eric Williams, Nigeria 1:07.69# Chisela Kanchela, Zambia 1:09.95...
– fifth place (100m breaststroke) - 2004 Olympic GamesSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststrokeThese are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Bradley Ally, Barbados 2:18.64...
– fifth place (200m breaststroke) - 2004 ConocoPhillips Spring National Championships – gold medal (100m breaststroke)
- 2004 ConocoPhillips Spring National Championships – gold medal (200m breaststroke)
- 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships2004 FINA Short Course World ChampionshipsThe 7th FINA Short Course World Championships were held at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from October 7 through October 11, 2004.-Freestyle:-Backstroke:-Breaststroke:-Butterfly:-Individual:-Relay:-Metal Table:...
– bronze medal (100m breaststroke) - 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships2004 FINA Short Course World ChampionshipsThe 7th FINA Short Course World Championships were held at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from October 7 through October 11, 2004.-Freestyle:-Backstroke:-Breaststroke:-Butterfly:-Individual:-Relay:-Metal Table:...
– bronze medal (200m breaststroke)