Ilya Kharun
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Born | Montreal, Quebec | February 7, 2005||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sandpipers of Nevada[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Ron Aitken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Early life
[edit]Kharun 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
[edit]Kharun 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
[edit]Long 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 | NR | |
100 m butterfly | 50.45 | France, Paris | 3rd August 2024 | ||
200 m butterfly | 1:52:80 | París La Défense Arena, 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 | 22.28 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne | 18 December 2022 | NR | |
100 m butterfly | 49.03 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne | 18 December 2022 | NR, WJR | |
200 m butterfly | 1:50.86 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne | 15 December 2022 | NR |
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
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Canadian male swimmers
- Swimmers from Montreal
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
- Canadian expatriate swimmers in the United States
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Olympic swimmers for Canada
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada