Yuri Kudinov

Yuri Vladimirovich Kudinov (Russian Юрий Владимирович Кудинов; born February 27, 1979 in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a long-distance swimmer who starts first for Russia and Kazakhstan since 2010. He specialized long for the 25 - kilometer distance. Since 2011 he start especially above 10 km.

Yuri Kudinov started 7 years ago with the swimming, since his parents on medical advice hinschickten him there to get rid of his cold. His first coach Vladimir Sakharov cared for him throughout his career. First he swam the usual distances, but after he had tentatively assigned to 16 years (1995 ) in the Russian championship in long-distance swimming the second place, he decided to stay in this discipline.

After a 5th place in his first Open Water World Championships in 1998 dominated Kudinov between 2000 and 2008 the distance over 25 km with a total of five gold, two silver and one bronze medals significantly. With a total of five title wins at Open Water World Championships he is after Thomas Lurz ( Germany ) the second most successful female participants, of all time. Another gold medal he won at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin in 2002 more than 25 km. He had to swim at a water temperature of 18-19 ° C and an air temperature of 20 ° C.

His world title in 2007 in Melbourne, he won with over 2 minutes ahead. Also in 2007, took a group of swimmers attempt to set a world record for swimming across the English Channel. He reached the third best time in history: 7:06,0 hrs

In 2008, after he had lost his place in the Russian national team after the bronze medal at the World Championships and 8th place at the European Championships, he finished his career for some time and took over a TV show in the city of Volgograd television.

Kudinov acquired in 2010 the Kazakh citizenship and represented the country at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where occupied in 1:52:59,0 h 22 place.

His naturalization and other foreign athletes, however, stoke the resentment of Kazakh sports commentators who believe that the athletes of foreign origin of the local talent take off points.

Swell

  • Float ( Russia)
  • Float ( Kazakhstan)
  • Olympian (Kazakhstan )
  • World Champion ( swimming)
  • European Champion ( swimming)
  • Man
  • Born in 1979
2000 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
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