The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Ukraine
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the 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.
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.
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 September 28, 1975, as Leonid Krayzelburg; Ukrainian: Леонід Крайзельбург, Russian: Леони́д Кра́йзельбург) 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.
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.
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 Ukrainian synchro swimmer. She is 2018 European Aquatics Championships champion.At the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic), Fiedina and her duet partner Anastasiya Savchuk won Ukraine's first-ever Olympic medal in artistic swimming, scoring a total of 189.4620 in the combined technical and free routines on 4 August. On 7 August, she was part of the Ukrainian team that finished third in the final with a total score of 190.3018, earning her a second bronze medal.She won the silver medal in the solo technical routine at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
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.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Ukrainian swimmers born between 1960 and 2002. Of these 5, 4 (80.00%) 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, 2 new Ukrainian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Marta Fiedina, and Maryna Aleksiyiva.
Living Ukrainian Swimmers
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Lenny Krayzelburg
1975 - Present
HPI: 29.38
Illya Kvasha
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.07
Marta Fiedina
2002 - Present
HPI: 22.88
Maryna Aleksiyiva
2001 - Present
HPI: 19.52
