Andriy Govorov
Andriy Andriyovych Govorov (Ukrainian: Андрій Андрійович Говоров; born 10 April 1992) is a retired Ukrainian competitive swimmer who holds the 50 meters butterfly world record. He has also been European Champion in that event (2016 London) and bronze medalist in the world championship in that event (2017 Budapest).
Personal life
[edit]Govorov was born on 10 April 1992 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. A graduate of the Dnipro Higher School of Physical Culture, in 2016 he also attended the Dnipro National University.
Career
[edit]World and EuropeanChampionships
[edit]He won silver at the 2010 World Short Course Championships.[1]
Govorov won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly and a bronze medal at the 50 meter freestyle during the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships.[2][3] During the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships he again won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly.[4]
Between 2011 and 2015, he won three gold medals in the 50 m butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.[1]
Following the 2014 Russian annexation of his native Crimea Govorov ruled out changing his nationality and continues to compete for Ukraine.[5] That year he won bronze at the World Short Course Championships in the men's 50 m butterfly.[1]
At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, he won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly (long course). In the semifinals he swam a time of 22.73, which broke his own national and championship records.[6] It was also the fastest time ever swum in a textile swimsuit.[6]
At the 2017 World Championships, he won the bronze medal in the men's 50 m butterfly.[1]
At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Govorov won gold in the 50 metre butterfly, in a championship record time of 22.48.[7]
In 2021, he won silver in the European Championships in the 50 m butterfly.[1]
International Swimming League
[edit]In spring 2020, Govorov signed to the Toronto Titans, in their inaugural season.
Other
[edit]Govorov competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
He broke the Ukrainian record in the short course 50 m freestyle in 2016, and also holds the national short course records in 50 m butterfly, and was part of the teams that hold the short course men's 4 x 50 m medley and mixed 4 x 50 m freestyle and 4 x 50 m medley relay records.[8] At the 2016 Olympics, he set a national record in the 50 m freestyle.[8]
On 1 July 2018 Govorov broke the long course world record in the 50m butterfly, held for 9 years by Spain's Rafael Muñoz, in a time of 22.27, beating the 2017 world champion in the same event, Ben Proud (22.93), and the Dutchman Mathys Goosen (23.55) at the Trofeo Sette Colli held in Rome, Italy.[9]
Govorov intends to participate in the Enhanced Games in 2026.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Andrii GOVOROV | Medals | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ↑ The EC2010 Short Course News Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships official website (28 November 2010)
- ↑ FLASH QUOTE Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships official website (25 November 2010)
- ↑ DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 18 Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, Daylife (18 December 2010)
- ↑ Crimean Swimmer Aims for Gold After Turbulent Times, NBC (11 August 2016)
- 1 2 Race, Loretta (17 May 2016). "Watch The Fastest Textile 50 Butterfly Ever (Andriy Govorov)". Swimswam. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ben Proud takes silver in 50m butterfly". Europort. 7 August 2018.
- 1 2 "Andrii GOVOROV | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ↑ "Andrii Govorov Shatters 50 Fly World Record In 22.27". SwimSwam. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ↑ Pearson, Matt (22 May 2025). "Enhanced Games world record claim: What does it mean? – DW – 05/22/2025". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Andrii Govorov at World Aquatics
- Andrii Govorov at the International Swimming League
- Andrii Govorov at Swimrankings.net
- Andrii Govorov at Olympics.com
- Andriy Hovorov at Olympedia
- About Hovorov at the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine (10 April 2016)
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sevastopol
- Ukrainian male butterfly swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Ukraine
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Oles Honchar Dnipro National University alumni
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- World record holders in swimming
- Ukrainian male freestyle swimmers
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Ukraine
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for Ukraine
- 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen
- Medalists at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Enhanced Games