Grigoriy Arkadyevich Tarasevich (russian: Григорий Аркадьевич Тарасевич; born 1 August 1995) is a Russian

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. In 2013 he won the world junior title in the 50 m backstroke, setting a junior world record. He competed in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 2016 European Championships and won medals in the 50 m and 100 m, qualifying for the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in these two events; he placed sixth in the

200 m The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. Tarasevich was born in a family of swimming coaches and took up swimming aged six. He trains and studies engineering at the University of Louisville.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarasevich, Grigory 1995 births Living people Olympic swimmers of Russia Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Male backstroke swimmers Russian male swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Omsk European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade gold medalists for Russia Universiade silver medalists for Russia Universiade bronze medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics