Ilya Kharun
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Born | (2005-02-07) February 7, 2005 (age 19) 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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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
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
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 medal in 200m Butterfly, improving on his national record.
Personal bests
Long course (50-metre pool)
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)
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
- ^ 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
- Ilya Kharun at World Aquatics
- Ilya Kharun at SwimRankings.net
- Ilya Kharun at Olympics.com
- Ilya Kharun at Team Canada