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| Born | (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexei Sancov (born 15 October 1999) is a Moldovan competitiveswimmer. He competed in themen's 200 metre freestyle event at the2016 Summer Olympics and placed 34th with a time of 1:48.85.[2] He competed at the2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
On 2 July 2017, Sancov broke the World Junior record in the 200 meter free at 18 years old and won the gold medal at the European Junior Championships with a time of 1:47.00. That time broke the official World Junior Record at the time in this event, which currently stood at 1:47.10, held by American Maxime Rooney. Rooney swam that time at the 2015 US National Championships in San Antonio, Texas. Earlier in the European Junior Championships he took silver in the 100 meter free with a time of :49.01.[4]
He studied atUniversity of Southern California.[5]
