Dmitriy Balandin

Dmitriy Balandin

Personal information
Full name	Dmitriy Igorevich Balandin
Nationality	Kazakhstan
Born	4 April 1995 Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Coach	Vladimir Rybchenko[1]
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  Kazakhstan Asian Games 2014 Incheon 50 m breaststroke 2014 Incheon 100 m breaststroke 2014 Incheon 200 m breaststroke Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju 100 m breaststroke 2015 Gwangju 50 m breaststroke

Dmitriy Igorevich Balandin (Russian: Дмитрий Игоревич Баландин; born April 4, 1995 in Almaty) is a Kazakhstani swimmer, who specializes in breaststroke events.^[1] He currently holds two Kazakh records in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke, and also set a historic milestone for his nation by striking the breaststroke triple at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.^[2]

Balandin emerged as an unexpected medal contender at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, where he competed in all breaststroke events. In the men's 200 m breaststroke, Balandin moved from a top seed in the prelims to stun the entire crowd and crush the twelve-year-old meet record set by Japanese swimmer and four-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima in a time of 2:07.67 for the gold medal, jumping him into third in the world rankings.^[3][4] The following day, in the men's 100 m breaststroke, Balandin threw down a Kazakh record in 59.92 to pick up his second gold of the meet. Additionally, he raced his stretch to overhaul a minute barrier for the first time in Asian Games history.^[5][6] On the final day of swimming, Balandin completed a remarkable meet with another Games record of 27.78 for his third straight gold of the meet in the 50 m breaststroke.^[7][8]

References

1. "Dmitriy Balandin". Incheon 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
2. "Boring blown out of the water by Kazakhstan's speedy pair". Hong Kong Standard. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
3. "China Dominates Third Night of Swimming at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
4. Xu, Haijing (23 September 2014). "China sweeps 6 more golds to lead swim tally". GlobalPost. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
5. "China Sets Asian Record in 400 Free Relay to Close Night". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
6. Linden, Julian (24 September 2014). "Hagino and Shen each collect fourth golds at Asiad". Incheon: Reuters. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
7. "China Caps Amazing Meet With Four More Golds at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
8. "Kazakhstani swimmer Dmitriy Balandin wins 3 gold medals at Asian Games". Tengri. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

External links

• Profile – Aquatics Kazakhstan