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| Full name | Владимир Васильевич Пышненко | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1970-03-25)25 March 1970 (age 55) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA, Rostov-on-Don | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vladimir Vasilevich Pyshnenko (Russian:Владимир Васильевич Пышненко; born 25 March 1970) is a Russian formerfreestyleswimmer who won one gold medal and two silver medals at the1992 Summer Olympics atBarcelona and one silver medal at the1996 Summer Olympics atAtlanta. He also won two silver medals at the1994 World Aquatics Championships inRome and one gold medal at theEuropean LC Championships 1991.
Vladimir Pyshnenko qualified for both the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, and the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta. He represented theUnified Team in the 1992 Olympics due to the recentdissolution of the Soviet Union. In the 1992 games, he won a goldmedal and set a world record for the4×200 m freestyle relay, a silver medal for the4×100 m freestyle relay, and another silver medal for the4×100 m medley relay. In the 1996 games, he represented newly-formedRussia, and won a silver medal for the4×100 m freestyle relay.[1][2]
After a successful professional swimming career, Vlad Pyshnenko continues to swim through theU.S. Masters Swimming program. Currently, Pyshnenko holds 3 World records and a couple of American records in masters program: For men 35-39 he holds the 100 yards freestyle American record of 44.24 secondsshort course yards (SCY), and the 200 meters freestyle World Record of 1:52.84long course meters (LCM). For men 40-44 he holds the 100 meters freestyle World record of 51.72 seconds (LCM), and the 200 meter freestyle World record of 1:53.65 (LCM).[3]
Since arriving in the U.S., Pyshnenko has coached at COHO Swim Club, Glenbrook Aquatics (formerly Northbrook Spartan Swim Club) inNorthbrook, Illinois,Deerfield High School inDeerfield, Illinois, and at RISE Aquatic Team. He is currently the Head Senior Coach for the RISE Aquatic Team inLibertyville, Illinois.[2]
Pyshnenko has one daughter, Daria Pyshnenko (b. 1999).[4][5] Pyshnenko resides inMundelein, Illinois.
