Arkady Vyatchanin
Arkadi Arkadyevitch Wjattschanin (Russian Аркадий Аркадьевич Вятчанин, scientific transliteration Arkady Arkad'evič Vjatčanin; born April 4, 1984 in Vorkuta ) is a Russian backstroke swimmer.
Career
Arkadi Wjattschanin is a specialist for the backstroke. The student trained in Taganrog since 1999 and belongs since 2000 to the Russian national team. In the 2003 World Cup in Barcelona Wjattschanin won the silver medal in the 100m backstroke and the 4 × 100 -meter medley relay. Followed in 2004, in Indianapolis winning the bronze medals with the medley relay and the 200 m backstroke at the Short Course World Championships. About 50 m and 100 m backstroke occupied Wjattschanin fifth ranks. Highlight of the year was the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. There he came up with the Russian medley relay to fourth place on the 100 m and 200 m backstroke distances he reached the semi-finals. 2005 won relay silver the Russians at the World Cup in Montreal again. Moreover fifth over 100m and seventh in 200m backstroke.
Without Medals Wjattschanin remained at the Short Course World Championships in Shanghai. With the 4 × 100 -meter relay teams in freestyle and with the positions he was fourth, about 50 m and 100 m backstroke, respectively sixth. Successful ran the European Championships in Budapest, where the float about 100 m and 200 m backstroke and the 4 × 100 -meter medley relay won the title. About 50 m backstroke, he missed another medal in fourth. With the medley relay, he won in 2007 in Melbourne bronze. Fourth place about 100 m and 200 m backstroke, he missed more medals. The European Championships in Eindhoven brought the medley relay another title, silver in 200m backstroke and bronze over 100m backstroke. The biggest success of the Russians was winning the bronze medal over 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.