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Andriy Serdinov
Andriy Serdinov at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montréal.
Personal information
Full nameАндрій Сердінов
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1982-11-17) 17 November 1982 (age 41)
Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly

Andriy Serdinov (born 17 November 1982) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who competed in the 2000 Olympics, 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics. Serdinov also won the bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Serdinov was also the world record holder in this event, which stood for approximately five minutes. He broke Michael Klim's mark during the semifinals of the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, in 2003, only to have Michael Phelps break it in the next semifinal. It was later again broken by Ian Crocker in the final, the day after.

In 2003 he won two golds at the Summer Universiade, in the 50 m and 100 m butterfly.

References

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  1. ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Archived from the original on 2006-05-09. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  2. ^ "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
Records
Preceded by World Record Holder
Men's 100 Butterfly

July 25, 2003
Succeeded by


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