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Ilya Kharun

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Ilya Kharun
Personal information
Born (2005-02-07) February 7, 2005 (age 20)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubSandpipers of Nevada[1]
CoachRon Aitken
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 200 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest 4x50 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest 4x50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Budapest 4x100 m mixed medley

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

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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

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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

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Long course (50-metre pool)

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Event Time[7] Venue Date Notes Ref
50 m freestyle 23.31 Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Centre, Fort Lauderdale March 4, 2023
100 m freestyle 51.61 Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, Knoxville January 14, 2023
50 m butterfly 23.27 Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka July 23, 2023
100 m butterfly 50.45 France, Paris August 3, 2024
200 m butterfly 1:52.80 France, Paris July 31, 2024 NR

Short course (25-metre pool)

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Event Time[7] Venue Date Notes Ref
50 m butterfly 21.67 Danube Arena, Budapest December 11, 2024 NR, AM
100 m butterfly 49.03 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne December 18, 2022 NR, WJR
200 m butterfly 1:48.24 Danube Arena, Budapest December 12, 2024 NR, AM, CR

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Matthew De George (December 18, 2022). "Ilya Kharun Has a Canadian Premiere at Worlds to Flip For". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ilya Kharun". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ilya Kharun". www.eurosport.com/. Eurosport. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Bradshaw, Zach (July 29, 2024). "Cirque du Hooray: ASU celebrates swimmer Ilya Khjarun's participation with Team Canada in Paris". www.cronkitenews.azpbs.org/. Cronkite News. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  5. ^ Keith, Braden (August 2, 2022). "Ilya Kharun Removed From Junior Pan Pacs Team Among Citizenship Confusion". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  6. ^ Sutherland, James (September 30, 2022). "Ilya Kharun Among 17-member Canadian Team Announced for Short Course Worlds". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Ilya Kharun profile". Swimming Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
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