Ilya Kharun

Canadian swimmer (born 2005)
Ilya Kharun
Personal information
National team Canada
Born (2005-02-07) February 7, 2005 (age 19)
Montreal, Quebec
Sport
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)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 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

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
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
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Ilya Kharun". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Ilya Kharun". www.eurosport.com/. Eurosport. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Keith, Braden (2 August 2022). "Ilya Kharun Removed From Junior Pan Pacs Team Among Citizenship Confusion". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Ilya Kharun profile". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 4 December 2023.