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Yuri Kisil

Yuri Kisil(born September 18, 1995) is a Canadian competitiveswimmerwho is afreestylesprinter. A three-time medallist at theWorld Aquatics Championships,Kisil has represented Canada at the2016and2020 Summer Olympics.

Yuri Kisil
Personal information
NicknameKisil The Missile
National teamCanada
Born(1995-09-18)September 18, 1995(age 29)
Calgary, Alberta,Canada
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubToronto Titans(ISL 2020);London Roar(ISL 2019).[1]High Performance Centre-Ontario, Whitby Dolphins, High Performance Centre-Vancouver, UBC Dolphins, Cascade Swim Club, University of Calgary Dinos.
College teamUBC Thunderbirds
Medal record
Men's swimming
RepresentingCanada
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Windsor 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 50 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley

Career

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2013–2016

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Kisil's selection to theWorld Junior ChampionshipsinDubaiwas his first major junior international competition. At this event he became the Canadian 15–17 age group national record holder in the 50 m Freestyle. Kisil was the youngest swimmer in Canadian history to win both the 50 m and 100 m freestyle national championships at the Canadian Swimming Trials inVictoria, British Columbia,on April 3, 2014. He was also the youngest Canadian to ever swim under 50 seconds in the 100m freestyle at the same event. As a result, Kisil was named toCanada's2014 Commonwealth Gamesteam, where he placed fourth in the 100m Freestyle.[2]

At the2015 Pan American GamesinToronto,Kisil won three relay medals. He was named to compete at the2015 World Aquatics ChampionshipsinKazan,Russia, where he won a bronze medal in the inaugural4 × 100 mmixed freestyle relay.[3]

In 2016, Kisil was named toCanada's Olympic teamfor the2016 Summer Olympics.[4]He was part of the relay team that finished seventh in the4 × 100 mfreestyle final,and individually got to the100 m freestyle semifinals,finishing tenth.[2]

2016–2021

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In April 2017, Kisil was named toCanada's teamfor the2017 World Aquatics ChampionshipsinBudapest,Hungary.[5][6]He finished tenth in the semi-finals of the100 m freestyle,and won two bronze medals as part of Canada's relay teams in the4 × 100 mmixed freestyleand4 × 100 mmixed medley.[7]

In September 2017, he was named toCanada's teamfor the2018 Commonwealth Games.[8][9]Kisil made the finals of both the50 mand100 mfreestyle, finishing fifth and seventh. At the2018 Pan Pacific ChampionshipsinTokyo,Kisil captured bronze in the50 m freestyle,his first major individual international medal. He said afterward "I've wanted to get on the podium individually for a long time. To finally do it here means the world.".[10]Following this, he departed longtime coach Tom Johnson to train in Toronto with Ben Titley, after being disappointed with the times he had been recording in the 100 m.[11]

2019 saw the launch of theInternational Swimming League,a professional competition circuit for swimmers. Kisil signed with the London Roar in the inaugural season. London Roar was one of the four team to reach the ISL's season finale in Las Vegas, where they finished in second place.[12]In spring 2020, Kisil signed with the Toronto Titans, the first Canada-based team in the ISL.[13]Competing at the2019 World Aquatics ChampionshipsinGwangju,he came seventeenth in the heats of the100 m,just missing the semi-finals.[11]

The onset of theCOVID-19 pandemicresulted in the2020 Summer Olympicsbeing delayed by a year. In June 2021, Kisil was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[14][15][16]He was part of Canada's team in the4 × 100 mfreestyle relay,who unexpectedly finished in fourth place despite not even being initially favoured to make the event final.[17]

References

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  1. ^"ISL Announces the London Roar Team Roster for the 2019 Season".
  2. ^abHung, Andrew (September 17, 2016)."The sprinter: How UBC student Yuri Kisil became an Olympian".The Ubyssey.RetrievedAugust 15,2021.
  3. ^Cleveland, Amy (August 8, 2015)."Swimming world championships: Canada earns bronze in mixed relay".cbc.ca/.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation(CBC).RetrievedApril 10,2017.
  4. ^"Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016".Swimming Canada.April 10, 2016.RetrievedApril 27,2016.
  5. ^Sutherland, James (April 9, 2017)."Canada To Send 26 Pool, 6 Open Water Swimmers To World Championships".swimswam.Swim Swam.RetrievedApril 10,2017.
  6. ^"Sydney Pickrem Sets Canadian Record, Team Canada Named on Exciting Final Night at Trials".swimming.ca/.Swimming Canada.April 9, 2017.RetrievedApril 10,2017.
  7. ^"How Canada fared at the world aquatics championships".cbc.ca/.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation(CBC). July 31, 2017.RetrievedAugust 15,2021.
  8. ^"Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team".swimming.ca/.Swimming Canada.September 26, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 27,2017.
  9. ^"Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games".cbc.ca/.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation(CBC). September 26, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 27,2017.
  10. ^"Kisil's bronze highlights UBC's participation at Pan Pacific Championships".gothunderbirds.ca/.University of British Columbia.August 14, 2018.RetrievedAugust 15,2021.
  11. ^abRoss, Andy (March 7, 2020)."Yuri Kisil's Cross-Country Move to Toronto Paying Dividends For Born-Again Sprinter".Swimming Magazine.RetrievedAugust 15,2021.
  12. ^"ISL Announces The London Roar Team Roster For The 2019 Season".prnewswire.PR Newswire. June 18, 2019.RetrievedAugust 15,2021.
  13. ^"Toronto Titans laden with Canadian talent in International Swimming League's second season".cbc.ca/.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation(CBC). October 15, 2020.RetrievedAugust 15,2021.
  14. ^"26 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic swimming team".cbc.ca/.CBC Sports.June 24, 2021.RetrievedJune 24,2021.
  15. ^"Canada's Tokyo 2020 Swimming Team Announced".swimming.ca/.Swimming Canada.June 24, 2021.RetrievedJune 24,2021.
  16. ^Nichols, Paula (June 24, 2021)."Team Canada to have 26 swimmers at Tokyo 2020".olympic.ca/.Canadian Olympic Committee.RetrievedJune 24,2021.
  17. ^De George, Matthew (August 5, 2021)."With Brent Hayden Leading, Youthful Canadian Men's Program Shows Promise in Tokyo".Swimming World.RetrievedAugust 13,2021.
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