Andrey Dmitriyevich Minakov (russian: Андрей Дмитриевич Минаков; born 17 March 2002) is a Russian

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and Olympian."Andrei Minakov: Personal Best Results"
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''. Retrieved 21 September 2021. He is the Russian record holder in the

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100 metre butterfly. He is a former world junior record holder in the long course and

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50 metre butterfly and long course 100 metre freestyle. At the

2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

, he won silver medals in the 100 metre butterfly and 4×100 metre freestyle relay, and a bronze medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay. In 2021, at the

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, he placed fourth in the 100 metre butterfly, fourth in the 4×100 metre medley relay, seventh in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, and tenth in the

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. He also won two gold medals, one silver medal, and three bronze medals at the 2021 World Short Course Championships.

(21 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Results Book"
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''. Retrieved 31 January 2022. In 2022, he won the NCAA title in the 100 yard butterfly.

Early life and education

Minakov was raised in

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, though later in his youth he began splitting his time between Russia and

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, training in the

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during the summer months each year. Collegiately, he started attending

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in 2020, where he started competing as part of the

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swim team in the fall of 2021, following a year of being

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(2020–2021).Lohn, John (15 October 2021)
"Olympian Andrei Minakov Makes Stanford Debut As Cardinal Topple Utah"
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''. Retrieved 15 October 2021. The week Minakov announced his commitment to swimming for Stanford, the week of 3 December 2019, he ranked number one for "The Week That Was" honour from ''

'', narrowly winning the top spot over number two, which was

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getting engaged to Meghan Haila.Ross, Andy (3 December 2019)
"The Week That Was: Andrei Minakov Commits to Stanford, Caeleb Dressel, Meghan Haila Announce Engagement"
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''. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

2018–2019

2018 Summer Youth Olympics

When he was 16 years old, Minakov competed at the

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, winning six gold medals and one silver medal.Binner, Andrew (13 October 2020)
"Swimming star Andrei Minakov ready to take Russia 'to the next level' at Tokyo 2020"
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''. 21 Retrieved September 2021. Minakov set a new national record of 51.12 seconds in the 100 metre butterfly and won the gold medal, touching ahead of silver medalist in the event

Kristóf Milák Kristóf Milák (born 20 February 2000) is a Hungarian swimmer. He is the current holder of the world record in the long course 200 metre butterfly and the European record in the long course 100 metre butterfly. He also currently holds the ...

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.Ortegon, Karl (9 October 2018)
"Andrei Minakov Clips Russian Record In 100 Fly At YOGs"
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''. Retrieved 6 October 2021. In addition to the national record, Minakov helped set a new world junior record of 3:35.17 in the final of the 4×100 metre medley relay, swimming the butterfly leg of the relay and splitting a time of 51.14 seconds.Sutherland, James (10 October 2018)
"2018 Youth Olympic Games: Day 4 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 6 October 2021. He won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay in 3:28.50, splitting a 49.60 for the second leg of the relay in the final.

;

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(12 October 2018)
"Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games: Official Results Book Swimming"
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''. Retrieved 28 January 2022. In the 4×100 metre freestyle relay Minakov anchored the relay in 48.93 seconds, contributing to the final time of 3:18.11 with

Kliment Kolesnikov Kliment Andreyevich Kolesnikov ( rus, Климент Андреевич Колесников, , klʲɪˈmʲent kɐˈlʲesʲnʲɪkəf; born 9 July 2000) is a Russian swimmer. He holds world junior records in eight events: 50/100/200 back in lo ...

, Daniil Markov, and

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.Pimer, Diana (9 October 2018)
"2018 Youth Olympic Games Night Three Recap: Andrei Minakov Climbs World Ranks"
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''. Retrieved 28 January 2022."Eastern European swimmers rule in the pool"
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''. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022. For the 50 metre butterfly, Minakov won the gold medal with a time of 23.62 seconds, finishing 0.01 seconds ahead of Daniil Markov and Tomoe Hvas who tied for the silver medal. In the final of the

Minakov won the gold medal, finishing less than two tenths of a second ahead of the silver and bronze medalists in the event with a time of 49.23 seconds.Sica, James (12 October 2018)
"2018 Youth Olympic Games Day Six Recap: Minakov Earns Sixth Gold Medal"
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''. Retrieved 28 January 2022. He split a 51.63 for the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay to help earn the silver medal in a time of 3:51.46 with Polina Egorova (backstroke), Anastasia Makarova (breaststroke), and Kliment Kolesnikov (freestyle).

2019 World Championships

In July 2019 at the

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, Minakov won two silver medals and one bronze medal."18th FINA World Championships 2019: Results Book"
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''. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2021. In the 100 metre butterfly, Minakov set a new national record for

in the semifinals with a time 50.94, advanced to the final ranked second overall, and became the first Russian in history to swim the race in less than 51 seconds.Sutherland, James (26 July 2019)
"Andrei Minakov Becomes First Russian Sub-51 In 100 Fly"
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''. Retrieved 6 October 2021. The following day, during the final of the 100 metre butterfly, Minakov won the silver medal in a national record time of 50.83 seconds, touching the wall after first-place finisher

of the

and before third-place finisher

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.Gibbs, Robert (27 July 2019)
"Clips Own Russian Record In 100 Fly In Silver Medal Effort"
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''. Retrieved 6 October 2021. Minakov also won a silver medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, swimming in the prelims heats, and helped win a bronze medal and set a new national record in the 4×100 metre medley relay at 3:28.81 with his relay teammates

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(backstroke),

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(breaststroke), and Vladimir Morozov (freestyle), splitting a 50.54 for the butterfly leg of the relay.

2019 World Junior Championships

As part of the 4×100 metre medley relay at the 2019 World Junior Championships in

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in August 2019, Minakov helped win the gold medal and break the world junior record he helped set in the event in 2018, swimming the butterfly leg of the relay in 50.93 seconds and contributing to the new record time of 3:33.19.Ross, Andy (25 August 2019)
"Russia Ends United States' Perfect Streak in Relays at World Juniors With World Junior Record in Men's 4×100 Medley Relay"
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''. Retrieved 6 October 2021. He also won a gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a 48.73, a silver medal in the 50 metre butterfly with a 23.39, a gold medal in the 100 metre butterfly in 51.25 seconds, a silver medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay at 3:16.26, a silver medal in the 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay with a 3:27.72, and contributed to winning the silver medal in the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay with a final time of 3:48.06.

(25 August 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Results Book"
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''. Retrieved 28 January 2022. For his accomplishments, Minakov was named as one of two "Swimmer of the Championships" competitors along with

Lani Pallister Lani Pallister (born 6 June 2002) is an Australian competitive swimmer. She is a world record holder in two sports, with a world record in swimming, the short course 4×200-metre freestyle relay, and world records in life saving for the youth ...

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.Ross, Andy (25 August 2019)
"Andrei Minakov, Lani Pallister Named Swimmers of the Meet at World Juniors"
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''. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

2020–2022: Redshirt and bans

2020 Russian Championships

At the 2020 Russian National Championships held in at the

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in October and conducted in

metres, Minakov swam a personal best time of 47.57 seconds in the 100 metre freestyle and set a new world junior record in the event, breaking the former record of 47.58 seconds set by

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of Australia when he won the gold medal in the event at the

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.Byrnes, Liz (30 October 2020)
"Andrei Minakov Takes Down Chalmers' World Junior Record in 100 Free"
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''. Retrieved 6 October 2021. Earlier in the championships, he set a new world junior record in the semifinals of the 50 metre butterfly with a time of 23.05 seconds.Race, Retta (28 October 2020)
"Minakov Breaks World Junior Record In 50 Fly In Russian Semi-Finals"
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''. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

2020–2021 Collegiate season: Redshirt

For the 2020 to 2021 collegiate season, starting in the autumn of 2020 and ending in the spring of 2021, Minakov was

by the

, and as such, chose to remain living in Russia, take classes online, and train in his home country.Ross, Andy (28 August 2020)
"World Champs Medalist Andrei Minakov to Stay in Russia Ahead of Freshman Year of Stanford"
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''. Retrieved 3 November 2022. In December 2020, at the Russian National Championships conducted in short course metres, Minakov established a new world junior record in the short course 50 metre butterfly with a time of 22.34 seconds.Ross, Andy (18 December 2020)
"Andrei Minakov Lowers World Junior Record in 50 Butterfly SCM"
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''. Retrieved 6 October 2021. One day earlier, day four of six of the Championships on 17 December, the

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announced that Russians, including Minakov, were banned from competing at

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nor World Championships in any sport, including swimming, using the name of their country, their national anthem, nor their flag for two full years (through 16 December 2022).Dunbar, Graham (17 December 2020)
"Russia can't use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics"
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''. Retrieved 4 November 2022.Wamsley, Laurel; Kennedy, Merrit (17 December 2020)
"Russia Gets Its Doping Ban Reduced But Will Miss Next 2 Olympics"
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''. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

2020 European Championships

In the final of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay at the

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, held at

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in Budapest, Hungary in May 2021, Minakov led-off the relay with a time of 48.18 seconds to help earn the gold medal in the event with a Championships record time of 3:10.41.

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(17 May 2021)
"LEN European Aquatics Championships Budapest - Hungary: Results 4 x 100m Freestyle Men Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 28 January 2022. For the

, Minakov won the bronze medal with a time of 47.74 seconds, finishing 0.37 seconds after gold medalist and fellow Russian Kliment Kolesnikov and 0.29 seconds after silver medalist

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(19 May 2021)
"LEN European Aquatics Championships Budapest - Hungary: Results 100m Freestyle Men Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 28 January 2022. Minakov won his third medal of the Championships in the 4×100 metre medley relay where he split a 47.41 for the freestyle leg of the relay in the final to contribute to the final time of 3:29.50 and help win the silver medal.

(23 May 2021)
"LEN European Aquatics Championships Budapest - Hungary: Results 4 x 100m Medley Men Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

2020 Summer Olympics

For those Russians who wanted compete at the 2020 Olympic Games, the

forced them, including Minakov, to compete using the name

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, no flag, uniforms of their design, and a song of their choice/approval instead of the national anthem, with the decision stemming from the two year Court of Arbitration for Sport ban lasting December 2020 to December 2022.Grohmann, Karolos (19 February 2021)
"Olympics: Russia to compete under ROC acronym in Tokyo as part of doping sanctions"
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''. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

(14 April 2021)
"No flag allowed, but Russian colors plastered on uniforms for Tokyo Olympics"
'' CBC.ca''. Retrieved 4 November 2022.OlympicTalk (22 April 2021)
"Tchaikovsky music replaces Russia anthem at Olympics in Tokyo, Beijing"
''

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''. Retrieved 4 November 2022. At the

itself, which took place in

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in 2021 due to the

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, Minakov placed 4th in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 50.88 seconds.Race, Retta (5 August 2021)
"Stanford's Minakov At Peace With Fourth Place Olympic Finish In 100 Fly"
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''. Retrieved 21 September 2021. He also placed 4th swimming the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay splitting a time of 50.31, 10th in the

where he swam a time of 48.03 seconds in the semifinals, and 7th in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay splitting a 47.71 for the lead-off leg of the relay.

;

(1 August 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book"
. ''

''. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

2021–2022 Collegiate season beginnings

Competing in his first collegiate season for

, Minakov improved his best time in the 50 yard freestyle by approximately six-tenths of a second on the first day of competition, 18 November, with a time of 19.13 seconds in the prelims at the 2021

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Fall Invitational in

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, United States.Lepesant, Anne (18 November 2021)
"2021 NC State Invite Day 1 Prelims: Andrei Minakov Blasts 19.1 50 Free"
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''. Retrieved 18 November 2021. In the final of the 50 yard freestyle, Minakov tied for second-place with his time of 19.20 seconds.Lepesant, Anne (18 November 2021)
"2021 NC State Fall Invitational: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 18 November 2021. The second day of competition, Minakov set a new personal best time in the 100 yard butterfly at 44.78 seconds, which won him first place.Lepesant, Anne (19 November 2021)
"2021 NC State Invitational: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 19 November 2021. The morning of the third day of competition, Minakov swam a personal best time of 42.49 seconds in the 100 yard freestyle in the prelims heats.Hy-Tek (20 November 2021)
"2021 NC State GAC Invitational: Men 100 Yard Freestyle Preliminaries"
''meetresults.com''. Retrieved 20 November 2021. In the evening, Minoakov won the event, lowering his time in the race to 41.89 seconds.Hy-Tek (20 November 2021)
"2021 NC State GAC Invitational: Men 100 Yard Freestyle Finals"
''meetresults.com''. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

2021 World Short Course Championships

Minakov was announced to the team Russia roster on 2 December for the 2021 World Short Course Championships in

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.Race, Retta (29 November 2021)
"Russia Reveals Roster For 2021 Short Course World Championships"
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''. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Due to the ongoing ban on Russian representation at World Championships by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the event organizer,

forced him and all other Russians at the Championships to compete using the name Russian Swimming Federation.

(14 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Abu Dhabi (UAE): Entries Book"
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''. Retrieved 4 November 2022. On 16 December, the first day of competition, Minakov split a 45.94 for the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, helping achieve a time of 3:06.02 with prelims relay teammates Aleksandr Shchegolev, Vladimir Morozov, and Daniil Markov, and advance the relay to the final ranked first overall.

(16 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 16 December 2021.Penland, Spencer (16 December 2021)
"2021 SC World Championships: Day 1 Heats Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 16 December 2021. In the final of the event, Minakov contributed to the finals relay first-place finish in 3:03.45 with relay teammates Aleksandr Shchegolev,

, and

Vladislav Grinev Vladislav Sergeyevich Grinev (russian: Владислав Сергеевич Гринев; born 21 July 1996) is a Russian swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, win ...

, and won a gold medal for his efforts in both the prelims and final.

(16 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 16 December 2021.Hamann, Michael (16 December 2021)
"2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 16 December 2021."Russian swimmers take gold at 2021 World Swimming Championships in men's relay"
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''. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021. The following day, Minakov ranked second in the prelims heats of the 100 metre butterfly, ahead of

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and behind Noè Ponti of

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with his time of 49.60 seconds, and qualified for the semifinals later the same day.

(17 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 17 December 2021. He split a 21.04 for the lead-off leg of the 4×50 metre mixed freestyle relay, helping his prelims relay teammates qualify the relay for the final ranked first at 1:29.84.Dornan, Ben (16 December 2021)
"2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 17 December 2021. In the evening, Minakov qualified for the final of the 100 metre butterfly ranking eighth with a 49.79.

(17 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 17 December 2021. Later in the same session, Minakov split a 20.95 for the second leg of 4×50 metre mixed freestyle relay, helping win the bronze medal in 1:28.97.

(17 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 17 December 2021. On the third day of competition, Minakov swam a 49.21 in the 100 metre butterfly final to win the bronze medal.

(18 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 18 December 2021.Butler, Lynn (18 December 2021)
"Chad le Clos grabs silver in 100m butterfly in Abu Dhabi"
'' News24''. Retrieved 18 December 2021. Minakov substituted in for Daniil Markov on the finals relay in the 4×50 metre freestyle relay on day four, splitting a 21.14 for the lead-off leg to contribute to the final time of 1:23.75 and winning the silver medal.

(19 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 19 December 2021. In the final of the 4×50 metre medley relay on day five, Minakov split a 21.76 for the butterfly leg of the relay to help win the gold medal in a Championships record time of 1:30.51.

(20 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 20 December 2021.Rieder, David (20 December 2021)
"U.S. Men Lower American Record in 200 Medley Relay Gold-Medal Tie; Nic Fink Also Lowers 50 Breast AR"
''

''. Retrieved 20 December 2021. On the final day, day six of competition, Minakov split a 48.81 for the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay, helping win the bronze medal in a time of 3:20.65.

(21 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

2022 Pac-12 Conference Championships

King County Aquatic Center bleacher area - 23 November 2022

Heading into his first collegiate championships season, Minakov won the 100 yard butterfly, with a time of 46.40 seconds, and the 50 yard freestyle, with a 19.58, in dual meet in February 2022.De George, Matthew (6 February 2022)
"Andrei Minakov Leads Stanford Past USC, Set up Cal Showdown"
''

''. Retrieved 6 February 2022. At the 2022

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Championships in early March 2022, and held at the

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(KCAC) in

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, Minakov split a 19.49 for the butterfly leg of the 4×50 yard medley relay on the first day to help achieve a first-place finish in 1:22.74 and become the second-fastest swimmer in terms of 50 yard butterfly split times on relays in the

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

, only after

Joseph Schooling Joseph Isaac Schooling (born 16 June 1995) is a Singaporean professional swimmer who specialises in butterfly, freestyle and medley events. He was the gold medalist in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympics, achieving Singapore's first ev ...

.Dornan, Ben (2 March 2022)
"2022 Men's Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 2 March 2022.Pelshaw, Anya (2 March 2022)
"Stanford's Andrei Minakov Splits 19.49 Fly Split, 3rd Fastest In History"
''

''. Retrieved 2 March 2022. On day two, he swam a 19.24 in the prelims heats of the 50 yard freestyle to qualify for the final ranking second.D'Addona, Dan (3 March 2022)
"2022 Pac-12 Men's Championships Day 2 Prelims: Cal's Bjorn Seeliger Throws Down 18.86 in 50 Free"
''

''. Retrieved 3 March 2022. In the evening, he swam a personal best time of 19.08 seconds in the final to place second.Li, Yanyan (3 March 2022)
"2022 Men's Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 3 March 2022. Minakov followed up his 19.08 with a 19.10 lead-off leg in the next event, the 4×50 yard freestyle relay, helping achieve a fourth-place finish in 1:16.74.De George, Matthew (3 March 2022)
"2022 Pac-12 Men's Championships: Leon Marchand Blasts 1:39 200 IM to win"
''

''. Retrieved 3 March 2022. Day three of competition, he swam a time of 44.21 seconds in the prelims heats of the 100 yard butterfly to qualify for the final ranking first and set a new Championships record.Berman, Sarah (4 March 2022)
"2022 Men's Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 4 March 2022. In the final, he set a new Pac-12 Conference record of 43.90 seconds to win the event, and later in the finals session he helped achieve a win in the 4×100 yard medley relay, splitting a 44.16 for the butterfly leg of the relay.Hy-Tek (5 March 2022)
"2022 Men's Pac-12 Swimming/Diving Champions: Meet Results"
''results.teamunify.com''. Retrieved 5 March 2022. The fourth and final day, he ranked ninth in the prelims heats of the 100 yard freestyle with a 42.68 to qualify for the b-final.Penland, Spencer (5 March 2022)
"2022 Men's Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 5 March 2022. In the evening finals session, he placed first in the b-final of the 100 yard freestyle with a 42.27 before helping achieve a third-place finish in the 4×100 yard freestyle relay where he swam a 41.47 for the first 100-yard portion of the relay to contribute to the final time of 2:47.17.Penland, Spencer (5 March 2022)
"2022 Men's Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

First ban for being Russian (LEN)

On 3 March 2022, Minakov was indefinitely banned from international competition at

events along with all other Russians and Belarusians in response to the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

, the ban was enacted on the second day of the aforementioned 2022 Pac-12 Conference Championships."LEN agrees not to invite Russian and Belarusian teams and supports Ukrainian athletes"
''

''. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

2022 NCAA Championships

Minakov competed in two events on the first day of the 2022 NCAA Championships, 23 March, starting by helping achieve an eighth-place finish in the 4×50 yard medley relay in 1:22.41 by splitting a 19.42 for the butterfly leg of the relay, then contributing a split of 1:31.49 for the lead-off leg of the 4×200 yard freestyle relay to help place third in 6:06.83.D'Addona, Dan (23 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Florida on 200 Medley Relay NCAA Record 'It is Everything to Us'"
''

''. Retrieved 23 March 2022.Rieder, David (23 March 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Texas Dominates 800 Free Relay for New American, NCAA Record"
''

''. Retrieved 23 March 2022. The next day, he helped place fourteenth in the 4×50 yard freestyle relay with a 1:16.36, splitting a 19.20 for the lead-off leg of the relay.Hy-Tek (24 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA DI Men's Swimming & Diving"
''swimmeetresults.tech''. Retrieved 24 March 2022. For the prelims heats of the 100 yard butterfly on the third morning, he qualified for the final of the event ranking first with a personal best time of 43.77 seconds and broke the pool record of 44.01 seconds set by Joseph Schooling in 2016.Hamann, Michael (25 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA Division I Men's Championships: Day 3 Prelim Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 25 March 2022.D'Addona, Dan (25 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Stanford's Andrei Minakov Takes Top Seed in 100 Butterfly"
''

''. Retrieved 25 March 2022. He won the 100 yard butterfly title in the final, breaking his own pool record with a personal best time of 43.71 seconds and finishing less than two-tenths of a second ahead of second-place finisher

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and third-place finisher Youssef Ramadan.D'Addona, Dan (25 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Stanford's Andrei Minakov Holds off Field to Win 100 Butterfly"
''

''. Retrieved 25 March 2022. Following up his 43.71, he split a 43.58 for the butterfly leg of the 4×100 yard medley relay to help place sixth in 3:01.70.Rieder, David (25 March 2022)
"Cal Takes 400 Medley Relay Victory From Early Heat to Propel Bears Into First Place"
''

''. Retrieved 25 March 2022. In the morning prelims heats of the 100 yard freestyle on the fourth and final day, he qualified for the final ranking fourth with a personal best time of 41.29 seconds.Hamann, Michael (26 March 2022)
"2022 M. NCAA Division I Championships: Day 4 Prelim Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 26 March 2022. He swam another personal best time in the final of the 100 yard freestyle, finishing third in 41.09 seconds, which was less than three-tenths of a second behind first-place finisher

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and less than three-tenths of a second ahead of sixth-place finisher

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.D'Addona, Dan (26 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Brooks Curry on Another Hometown Win: 'I've Been Dreaming About This Race'"
''

''. Retrieved 26 March 2022. For the 4×100 yard freestyle relay, he led-off with a 41.61, helping achieve an eighth-place finish in 2:48.21.Rieder, David (March 26, 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Texas Takes Down Arizona State, Cal in 400 Free Relay to Conclude Meet"
''

''. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

Second ban for being Russian (FINA)

Twenty-six days after the end of the Championships, Minakov and all other Russians and Belarusians were banned from all

competitions for the remainder of the year, including and not limited to the

2022 World Aquatics Championships The 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 19th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July 2022. In March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FINA banned both the Russian an ...

and the 2022 World Short Course Championships.Koos, Torin (21 April 2022)
"PRESS RELEASE , FINA Bureau meets, acknowledges decision to suspend Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov"
''

''. Retrieved 31 October 2022. Times he and other Russians achieved at non-FINA events from that point out through the end of 2022 did not count towards world records nor world rankings.Keith, Braden (23 April 2022)
"Russia Confirms that Suspended Rylov Will Be Allowed at Russian Championships"
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''. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

2022 US National Championships

For the 2022 USA Swimming National Championships, held in July in

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, Minakov was allowed to compete, he was required to compete for a United States club instead of his country, and placed fourth in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 52.24 seconds, which was less than two seconds behind gold medalist

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, and placed fourth in the b-final of the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 49.26 seconds.

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(30 July 2022)
"2022 Phillips 66 National Championships: Results Book"
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''. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

International championships (50 m)

: Minakov swam only in the heats.

International championships (25 m)

Collegiate championships (25 yd)

Personal best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Legend: r — relay 1st leg

Records

World junior records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Legend: sf – semifinals

Short course metres (25 m pool)

National records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Legend: sf – semifinals

Awards and honours

* ''

'' Top 100 (Men's): 2021 (#14),Anderson, Jared (4 February 2021)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Men's #20 — #11"
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''. Retrieved 11 October 2021. 2022 (#32)Sutherland, James (14 January 2022)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Men's #40-31"
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''. Retrieved 14 January 2022. * ''

'', The Week That Was: 3 December 2019 (#1) *

, Swimmer of the Week (male): 10 February 2022"Pac-12 Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week - Feb. 10, 2022"
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''. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. *

, Male Swimmer of the Championships: 2019 World Junior Championships * ''SwimSwam'' Swammy Award, Junior Swimmer of the Year (male): 2019,Dornan, Ben (22 December 2019)
"2019 Swammy Awards: World Junior Male Swimmer of the Year Andrei Minakov"
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''. Retrieved 5 October 2021. 2020Dornan, Ben (31 December 2020)
"2020 Swammy Award: World Jr Male Swimmer of the Year - Andrei Minakov"
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''. Retrieved 5 October 2021. * ''SwimSwam'' Swammy Award, Breakout Swimmer of the Year (male): 2019Neidigh, Lauren (29 December 2019)
"2019 Swammy Awards: Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year Andrei Minakov"
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''. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minakov, Andrey 2002 births Living people Russian male swimmers Russian male freestyle swimmers Russian male butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Russia World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Male butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Stanford Cardinal men's swimmers Olympic swimmers of Russia 21st-century Russian people

Early life and education

2018–2019

2018 Summer Youth Olympics

2019 World Championships

2019 World Junior Championships

2020–2022: Redshirt and bans

2020 Russian Championships

2020–2021 Collegiate season: Redshirt

2020 European Championships

2020 Summer Olympics

2021–2022 Collegiate season beginnings

2021 World Short Course Championships

2022 Pac-12 Conference Championships

First ban for being Russian (LEN)

2022 NCAA Championships

Second ban for being Russian (FINA)

2022 US National Championships

International championships (50 m)

International championships (25 m)

Collegiate championships (25 yd)

Personal best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Records

World junior records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

National records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Awards and honours

See also

References

External links