Medal record | ||
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Men's swimming | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
World Championships | ||
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2001 Fukuoka | 25 km open water |
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2003 Barcelona | 25 km open water |
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2007 Melbourne | 25 km open water |
World Open Water Championships | ||
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2000 Honolulu | 25 km open water |
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2002 Sharm el-Sheikh | 25 km open water |
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2004 Dubai | 25 km open water |
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2006 Napoli | 25 km open water |
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2008 Sevilla | 25 km open water |
European Championships | ||
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2002 Berlin | 25 km open water |
Yuri (Yury) Kudinov ( Russian: Юрий Кудинов; born 27 February 1979, in Volgograd) is a long-distance swimmer from Russia. [1]
In 2007 he narrowly missed the world record for the fastest swim across the English Channel when he was beaten by Petar Stoychev. His time of 7 h 6 min remains one of the fastest swims ever recorded, but was not enough to beat Stoychev's 6 h 57 min set on the same day (24 August 2007). [2]
On 25 March 2007, Kudinov beat Stoychev in the 25 km at the Open Water World Championships, a race which he won in a time of 5 h 16 min 45 s, with Stoychev coming in 6th with a time of 5 h 22 min 55 s. [3]
He swam for the Kazakhstan National Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [4]
Medal record | ||
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Men's swimming | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
World Championships | ||
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2001 Fukuoka | 25 km open water |
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2003 Barcelona | 25 km open water |
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2007 Melbourne | 25 km open water |
World Open Water Championships | ||
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2000 Honolulu | 25 km open water |
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2002 Sharm el-Sheikh | 25 km open water |
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2004 Dubai | 25 km open water |
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2006 Napoli | 25 km open water |
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2008 Sevilla | 25 km open water |
European Championships | ||
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2002 Berlin | 25 km open water |
Yuri (Yury) Kudinov ( Russian: Юрий Кудинов; born 27 February 1979, in Volgograd) is a long-distance swimmer from Russia. [1]
In 2007 he narrowly missed the world record for the fastest swim across the English Channel when he was beaten by Petar Stoychev. His time of 7 h 6 min remains one of the fastest swims ever recorded, but was not enough to beat Stoychev's 6 h 57 min set on the same day (24 August 2007). [2]
On 25 March 2007, Kudinov beat Stoychev in the 25 km at the Open Water World Championships, a race which he won in a time of 5 h 16 min 45 s, with Stoychev coming in 6th with a time of 5 h 22 min 55 s. [3]
He swam for the Kazakhstan National Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [4]