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Andrii Serdinov

Andriy Serdinov
2005 FINA World Championships - victory lap of the 100 m butterfly-2010-24-03.jpg
Andriy Serdinov at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montréal.
Personal information
Full name Андрій Сердінов
Nationality  Ukraine
Born (1982-11-17) November 17, 1982 (age 34)
Luhansk
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly

Andriy Serdinov (born November 17, 1982 in Luhansk) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who competed in the 2000 Olympics, 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics. Serdinov also won the bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Serdinov was also the world record holder in this event, which stood for approximately five minutes. He broke Michael Klim's mark during the semifinals of the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, in 2003, only to have Michael Phelps break it in the next semifinal. It was later again broken by Ian Crocker in the final, the day after.

In 2003 he won two golds at the Summer Universiade, in the 50 m and 100 m butterfly.



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