Andriy Kalyna, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Andriy Kalyna

Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1987

Place of Birth: Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Andriy Kalyna

  • Andriy Kalyna is a Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category SB8 events. Andriy has won medals at two Paralympic games, firstly in 2004 then in 2008.
  • In 2004 he won gold in the 100m breaststroke in a new world record time, he won silver in the 200m individual medley behind Australian Matthew Cowdrey's world record swim.
  • He also finished fourth in the 50 and 100m freestyle, he was also part of the Ukrainian 4 × 100 m freestyle team that failed to make it to the final having finished fifth in the heats and the team that finished sixth in the 4 × 100 m medley final.
  • In the 2008 games he repeated his medals, again setting a new world record in winning the 100m breastroke and finishing in silver behind Matthew Cowdrey who also broke the world record but this time added a bronze in the 4 × 100 m medley, he also swam in 50m freestyle finishing sixth, 100m freestyle finishing fourth and 100m butterfly where he finished fifth.

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