Kliment Kolesnikov

Kliment Kolesnikov is a Russian swimmer, born on 9 July 2000, who specialises in backstroke and has held world junior records in eight events across long course and short course pools. He made his international debut at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, where he swam three backstroke events and set two world junior records. In December 2017 he set a short course 100 metre backstroke world record at the Vladimir Salnikov Cup, which made him the first swimmer born in the 2000s to hold a world record in an individual event. At the 2018 European Championships he won six medals, three gold, two silver and one bronze, and set a new 50 metre backstroke world record. He carried the flag for Russia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, where he won six gold medals. In April 2023 he won several titles at the Russian National Championships in Kazan, including the 50 metre and 100 metre backstroke and the 50 metre freestyle.