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Vladimir Dyatchin

Vladimir Dyatchin
Medal record
Men’s swimming
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 10 km open water
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 10 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 10 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 25 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome 25 km open water
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Berlin 10 km open water
World Open Water Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Roberval 10 km open water

Vladimir Fyodorovich Dyatchin (Russian: Владимир Фёдорович Дятчин) (born 14 October 1982, in Lipetsk) is a Russian long distance swimmer. He won the 10 km open water at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships despite suffering 10-inch long lacerations on both of sides of his rib cage, caused by a jellyfish sting.

In 2007 he was voted as Swimming World's Open Water Swimmer of the Year.

On June 30, 2014, Dyatchin was tested positive to the substance Ostarine (Class S.1.2 Other Anabolic Agents) following a doping control test conducted at the Russian Open Water Championships. The Russian Swimming Federation imposed a sanction of 2 years’ ineligibility on the athlete starting on July 4, 2014.



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