The Most Famous

SWIMMERS from Ukraine

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This page contains a list of the greatest Ukrainian Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 3 of which were born in Ukraine. This makes Ukraine the birth place of the 21st most number of Swimmers behind Poland, and Romania.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Ukrainian Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Ukrainian Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Ukrainian Swimmers.

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1. Oleksandr Sydorenko (1960 - 2022)

With an HPI of 44.01, Oleksandr Sydorenko is the most famous Ukrainian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 24 different languages on wikipedia.

Oleksandr Sydorenko (27 May 1960 – 20 February 2022), also known as Aleksandr Sidorenko, was an individual medley swimmer from the USSR. He won the 400 m individual medley at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

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2. Lenny Krayzelburg (b. 1975)

With an HPI of 29.38, Lenny Krayzelburg is the 2nd most famous Ukrainian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Lenny Krayzelburg (born Leonid Olehovych Krayzelburg, September 28, 1975) is an American former backstroke swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record holder. He swam in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, winning a total of four Olympic gold medals.

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3. Illya Kvasha (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 28.07, Illya Kvasha is the 3rd most famous Ukrainian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Illya Olehovych Kvasha (Ukrainian: Ілля Олегович Кваша; born 5 March 1988) is a Ukrainian diver. Competing with Oleksiy Prygorov, he won the bronze medal in the 3 m spring synchro at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Kvasha is also a multiple European champion both individual and synchronised.

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4. Marta Fiedina (b. 2002)

With an HPI of 22.88, Marta Fiedina is the 4th most famous Ukrainian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Marta Vadymivna Fiedina (Ukrainian: Марта Вадимівна Федіна; born 1 February 2002) is a retired Ukrainian synchro swimmer. She is a twice Olympic bronze medalist.

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5. Maryna Aleksiyiva (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 19.52, Maryna Aleksiyiva is the 5th most famous Ukrainian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Maryna Antonivna Aleksiyiva (Ukrainian: Марина Антонівна Алексіїва; born 29 May 2001) is a Ukrainian synchronised swimmer. She is World Championships medalist. Vladyslava Aleksiyiva, who is also a synchro swimmer, is her twin sister.

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6. Vladyslav Bukhov (b. 2002)

With an HPI of 0.00, Vladyslav Bukhov is the 6th most famous Ukrainian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Vladyslav Serhiyovych Bukhov (Ukrainian: Владислав Сергійович Бухов, born 5 July 2002) is a Ukrainian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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7. Yelyzaveta Yakhno (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 0.00, Yelyzaveta Yakhno is the 7th most famous Ukrainian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Yelyzaveta Serhiivna Yakhno (Ukrainian: Єлизавета Сергіївна Яхно; born 4 June 1998) is a Ukrainian synchronised swimmer. She is World Championships medalist.

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8. Alina Shynkarenko (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 0.00, Alina Shynkarenko is the 8th most famous Ukrainian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Alina Vitaliyivna Shynkarenko (Ukrainian: Аліна Віталіївна Шинкаренко; born 14 November 1998) is a Ukrainian synchronised swimmer. She is World Championships medalist.

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9. Tamila Holub (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 0.00, Tamila Holub is the 9th most famous Ukrainian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Tamila Hryhorivna Holub (Ukrainian: Таміла Григорівна Голуб; born 15 March 1999) is a Ukrainian-born Portuguese swimmer. She competed in the women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She began attending and swimming for NC State University in Fall 2017. She has qualified to represent Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2019, she represented Portugal at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 800 metre freestyle and women's 1500 metre freestyle events. In both events she did not advance to compete in the final. She also competed in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event.

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10. Denys Kesil (b. 2000)

With an HPI of 0.00, Denys Kesil is the 10th most famous Ukrainian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Denys Serhiyovych Kesil (Ukrainian: Денис Сергійович Кесіль; born 26 October 2000) is a Ukrainian swimmer.

People

Pantheon has 18 people classified as Ukrainian swimmers born between 1960 and 2002. Of these 18, 17 (94.44%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Ukrainian swimmers include Lenny Krayzelburg, Illya Kvasha, and Marta Fiedina. The most famous deceased Ukrainian swimmers include Oleksandr Sydorenko. As of April 2024, 15 new Ukrainian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Marta Fiedina, Maryna Aleksiyiva, and Vladyslav Bukhov.

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