Yuri Kudinov

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Yuri Kudinov (or Yuriy Kudinov or in Russian Юрий Кудинов) (born 27 February 1979 in Volgograd) from Kazakhstan, although he previously represented Russia at several world championship events and European Championships. He was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2009 and continues to swim at the world-class level.

In 2007 he narrowly missed the world record for the fastest swim across the English Channel when he was beaten by Petar Stoychev who was swimming on the same day only minutes ahead of him on 24 August 2007. He completed his swim in 7 hours 5 minutes 42 seconds for the third fastest crossing of all time.

Earlier in the same year on 25 March, Kudinov beat Stoychev in the 25 km at the 2007 World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia, a race which he won in 5 hours 16 minutes.

He participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China. As a swimmer representing Russia, Kudinov won a gold medal in the 25 km race at the 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships, at the 2001 World Swimming Championships, at the 2002 World Open Water Swimming Championships, at the 2003 World Swimming Championships and at the 2007 World Swimming Championships as well as the silver medal in the 2004 World Open Water Swimming Championships and at the 2006 World Open Water Swimming Championships. He also won a bronze at the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships.

Contents 1 Other Events 2 2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Results 3 Fastest English Channel Crossings in History 4 Videos in the English Channel 5 External links

Other Events

He qualified for the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympics.

2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Results

1. Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia - 1:49:55.1
2. Thomas Lurz of Germany - 1:49:58.5
3. Richard Weinberger of Canada - 1:50:00.3
4. Spyridon Gianniotis of Greece - 1:50:05.3
5. Daniel Fogg of Great Britain - 1:50:37.3
6. Sergey Bolshakov of Russia - 1:50:40.1
7. Vladimir Dyatchin of Russia - 1:50:42.8
8. Andreas Waschburger of Germany - 1:50:44.4
9. Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria - 1:50:46.2
10. Alex Meyer of the USA - 1:50:48.2
11. Julien Sauvage of France - 1:50:51.3
12. Troyden Prinsloo of South Africa - 1:50:52.9
13. Erwin Maldonado of Venezuela - 1:50:52.9
14. Igor Chervynskiy of Ukraine - 1:50:56.9
15. Yasunari Hirai of Japan - 1:51:20.1
16. Brian Ryckeman of Belgium - 1:51:27.1
17. Valerio Cleri of Italy - 1:51:29.5
18. Csaba Gercsak of Hungary - 1:51:30.9
19. Arseniy Lavrentyev of Portugal - 1:51:37.2
20. Ky Hurst of Australia - 1:51:41.3
21. Ivan Enderica Ochoa of Ecuador - 1:52:28.6
22. Yuriy Kudinov of Kazakhstan - 1:52:59.0
23. Francisco Jose Hervas of Spain - 1:53:27.8
24. Mazen Aziz Metwaly of Egypt - 1:54:33.2
25. Benjamin Schulte of Guam - 2:03:35.1

Fastest English Channel Crossings in History

1. 6:55 by Trent Grimsey, Australia, E-F in September 2012
2. 6:57 by Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria, E-F in August 2007
3. 7:03 by Christof Wandratsch, Germany, E-F in August 2005
4. 7:05 by Yuri Kudinov, Russia, E-F in August 2007
5. 7:16 by Vitek Rostislav, Czech Republic, E-F in August 2009
6. 7:17 by Chad Hundeby, USA, E-F in September 1994
7. 7:20 by Christof Wandratsch, Germany, E-F in August 2003
8. 7:21 by Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria, E-F in August 2006
9. 7:22 by David Meca, Spain, E-F in August 2005
10. 7:25 by Yvetta Hlavacova, Czech Republic, E-F in August 2006
11. 7:40 by Penny Lee Dean, USA, E-F in July 1978

Videos in the English Channel

External links

• 2012 Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km Coverage
• 2012 Olympic Marathon Swimming - Male Medal Contenders
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Open Water Swimming
• 2012 London Olympics - The Men of Open Water Swimming
• Records in Catalina Channel vs. English Channel
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming