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==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Govorov 1.jpg|thumb|Govorov at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games]]
[[File:Govorov 1.jpg|thumb|Govorov at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games]]
Hovorov won a silver medal at the [[World record progression 50 metres butterfly|50 meter butterfly]] and a bronze medal at the [[World record progression 50 metres freestyle|50 meter freestyle]] during the [[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships]].<ref>[http://www.ecswimming2010.nl/nieuws/bronze-for-joeri-verlinden- The EC2010 Short Course News], [[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships]] official website (November 28, 2010)</ref><ref>[http://www.europeanchampionships.org/Eindhoven_2010/print.php?id=19 FLASH QUOTE], [[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships]] official website (November 25, 2010)</ref> During the [[2010 FINA Short Course World Championships]] he again won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly.<ref>[http://www.daylife.com/photo/02MqcXwbIU1O8?q=Dubai+Govorov DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 18], [[Daylife]] (December 18, 2010)</ref>
Hovorov won a silver medal at the [[World record progression 50 metres butterfly|50 meter butterfly]] and a bronze medal at the [[World record progression 50 metres freestyle|50 meter freestyle]] during the [[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships]].<ref>[http://www.ecswimming2010.nl/nieuws/bronze-for-joeri-verlinden- The EC2010 Short Course News], [[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships]] official website (November 28, 2010)</ref><ref>[http://www.europeanchampionships.org/Eindhoven_2010/print.php?id=19 FLASH QUOTE], [[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships]] official website (November 25, 2010)</ref> During the [[2010 FINA Short Course World Championships]] he again won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly.<ref>[http://www.daylife.com/photo/02MqcXwbIU1O8?q=Dubai+Govorov DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 18], [[Daylife]] (December 18, 2010)</ref>


Between 2011 and 2015, he won three gold medals in the 50 m butterfly at the [[European Short Course Swimming Championships]].
Between 2011 and 2015, he won three gold medals in the 50 m butterfly at the [[European Short Course Swimming Championships]].

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Andriy Govorov
Govorov in lane 2
Personal information
Full nameAndriy Andriyovych Govorov
National team Ukraine
Born (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)[1]
Sevastopol, Ukraine
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubAndriy Govorov
CoachKostiantyn Kartashov
Arilson Silva
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Ukraine
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Doha 50 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Debrecen 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin 50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szczecin 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2013 Herning 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2015 Netanya 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2013 Herning 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 50 m butterfly
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 50 m butterfly

Andriy Andriyovych Govorov (Ukrainian: Андрій Андрійович Говоров; born 10 April 1992)[1][2] is a Ukrainian competitive swimmer who has won several international medals in the sprint butterfly and freestyle events.

Personal life

Hovorov was born on 10 April 1992 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. A graduate of the Dnipropetrovsk Higher School of Physical Culture, in 2016 he also attended the Dnipropetrovsk National University.

Career

Govorov at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games

Hovorov won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly and a bronze medal at the 50 meter freestyle during the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships.[3][4] During the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships he again won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly.[5]

Between 2011 and 2015, he won three gold medals in the 50 m butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.

Following the 2014 Russian annexation of his native Crimea Govorov ruled out changing his nationality and continues to compete for Ukraine.[6]

At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, he won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly (long course). In the semifinals he swam a time of 22.73, which broke his own national and championship records.[7] It was also the fastest time ever swum in a textile swimsuit.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:Uk icon Дніпропетровська ОДА: Олександр Вілкул подарував квартири чемпіонам Перших Юнацьких Олімпійських Ігор, Ukrainian Cabinet Portal (September 13, 2010)
  2. ^ Template:Uk icon Українець Андрій Говоров – призер чемпіонату Європи з плавання в Голландії Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Ukrinform (November 26, 2010)
  3. ^ The EC2010 Short Course News Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships official website (November 28, 2010)
  4. ^ FLASH QUOTE, 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships official website (November 25, 2010)
  5. ^ DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 18, Daylife (December 18, 2010)
  6. ^ Crimean Swimmer Aims for Gold After Turbulent Times, NBC (11 August 2016)
  7. ^ a b Race, Loretta (May 17, 2016). "Watch The Fastest Textile 50 Butterfly Ever (Andriy Govorov)". Swimswam. Retrieved May 17, 2016.

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