Mykhailo_Romanchuk

Mykhailo Romanchuk

Mykhailo Romanchuk

Ukrainian swimmer


Mykhailo Mykhailovych Romanchuk (Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Романчук; born 7 August 1996, Rivne, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian swimmer.[2]

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Mykhailo Romanchuk - Men's 1500M Freestyle Final, 2017 Budapest

Career

At the Singapore World Cup leg in October 2016, he set a world cup record of 14:15.49 in the 1500 meter freestyle (short course), breaking the previous record by over 12 seconds.[3] He holds several distance freestyle national records and the current olympic record in the 800-meter freestyle.[4]

In the Autumn of 2019, he was member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the Energy Standard, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December.[5]

On 27 July 2021, he set a record for Ukraine with a result of 7:41.28 and reached the final of the 800 meters freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. Romanchuk reached the final with the best result.

Personal life

He is married to Ukrainian athlete Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk.[6]


References

  1. "Mykhailo Romanchuk". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. "Романчук Михайло" [Romanchuk Mykhailo] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Swimming Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. Neidigh, Lauren (22 October 2016). "Chalmers wins his first 2016 World Cup gold on day 2 in Singapore". Swimswam. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. "Men's 800m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.



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