Andrey Grechin

Andrey Grechin is a Russian freestyle sprint swimmer, born on 21 October 1987 in Barnaul and later based in Saint Petersburg. He swam at three Olympic Games, in 2008, 2012 and 2016, entering the 50 m and 100 m freestyle and the 4 x 100 m freestyle and medley relays. His best Olympic result came in London in 2012, when he was part of the Russian 4 x 100 m freestyle relay squad that took the bronze medal. Beyond the Olympics he built a long record in relay swimming, with further relay medals at the world championships between 2009 and 2015 and a series of European and Universiade titles and medals. Taken together, his career shows a sprinter who did most of his best work as part of a team of four, rather than in individual finals.