Ilya Kharun (born February 7, 2005) is a Canadian competitive swimmer who specializes in the freestyle and butterfly.[2][3] He won bronze medals in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, improving his Canadian national record in the process.
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| National team |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 7, 2005 Montreal, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sandpipers of Nevada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ron Aitken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editKharun was born in Montreal in 2005 as his Ukrainian parents were acrobats who performed there in Cirque du Soleil.[1][4] The family would eventually move to Las Vegas where they would continue their entertainment careers with Cirque du Soleil.[1] The family thought he would be eligible to compete for the United States in swimming, but as he only held a Canadian passport it was determined that he would have to compete for the nation where he was born.[1][5]
Career
editKharun made his international debut for Canada at the 2022 World Short Course championships.[6] Kharun won two medals at the event, set two World Junior records and three Canadian records.[1]
At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Kharun won bronze medals in both the 100m and 200m butterfly.
Personal bests
editLong course (50-metre pool)
edit| Event | Time[7] | Venue | Date | Notes | Ref |
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| 50 m freestyle | 23.31 | Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Centre, Fort Lauderdale | 4 March 2023 | ||
| 100 m freestyle | 51.61 | Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, Knoxville | 14 Jan 2023 | ||
| 50 m butterfly | 23.27 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka | 23 July 2023 | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 50.45 | France, Paris | 3 August 2024 | ||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:52.80 | France, Paris | 31 July 2024 | NR |
Short course (25-metre pool)
edit| Event | Time[7] | Venue | Date | Notes | Ref |
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| 50 m butterfly | 21.67 | Danube Arena, Budapest | 11 December 2024 | NR, AM | |
| 100 m butterfly | 49.03 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne | 18 December 2022 | NR, WJR | |
| 200 m butterfly | 1:48.24 | Danube Arena, Budapest | 12 December 2024 | NR, AM, CR |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Matthew De George (18 December 2022). "Ilya Kharun Has a Canadian Premiere at Worlds to Flip For". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Ilya Kharun". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Ilya Kharun". www.eurosport.com/. Eurosport. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Bradshaw, Zach (29 July 2024). "Cirque du Hooray: ASU celebrates swimmer Ilya Khjarun's participation with Team Canada in Paris". www.cronkitenews.azpbs.org/. Cronkite News. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Keith, Braden (2 August 2022). "Ilya Kharun Removed From Junior Pan Pacs Team Among Citizenship Confusion". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Sutherland, James (30 September 2022). "Ilya Kharun Among 17-member Canadian Team Announced for Short Course Worlds". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Ilya Kharun profile". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
External links
edit- Ilya Kharun at World Aquatics
- Ilya Kharun at SwimRankings.net
- Ilya Kharun at Olympics.com
- Ilya Kharun at Team Canada
