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Vadim Alekseyev

Vadim Alekseyev is a retired breaststroke swimmer who competed at the Olympics first for the Soviet Union and then for Israel.

born 1970Olympic breaststroke swimmingSoviet and Israeli breaststroke recordsIsrael's 1996 Olympic relay final

Born: 11 April 1970, Almaty
Occupation: swimmer

Vadim Alekseyev was born in 1970 in Almaty

Vadim Alekseyev was born on April 11, 1970, in Almaty, in the Kazakh SSR of the Soviet Union, where he grew up. He is Jewish and speaks Russian.

He won the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke at the 1986 European Junior Championships. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics he placed sixth in the 200 meter breaststroke for the Soviet Union. In 1989 he set a Soviet record in the 100 meter breaststroke, and in 1990 he won silver in that event at the Goodwill Games.

He immigrated to Israel in 1992 and trained with Hapoel Jerusalem under coach Leonid Sheikht. In 1993 he won 4 individual gold medals at the Israeli championships and set several Israeli records. He set more Israeli records in 1994 and 1995.

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics he swam for Israel in the 4x100 meter medley relay with Yoav Bruck, Eitan Urbach and Dan Kutler. The team reached the final and placed eighth. His son is the Olympic swimmer Alexei Glivinsky.

Milestones in Vadim Alekseyev's life

1986
Won the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke at the European Junior Championships.
1988
Placed sixth in the 200 meter breaststroke at the Seoul Olympics.
1989
Set the Soviet record in the 100 meter breaststroke.
1990
Won silver in the 100 meter breaststroke at the Goodwill Games.
1992
Immigrated to Israel.
1993
Won 4 individual gold medals at the Israeli championships.
1994
Set the Israeli record in the 200 meter breaststroke at the World Championships.
1996
Reached the Olympic final in Atlanta with Israel's medley relay team.