Kirill Gennadievich Prigoda (russian: Кирилл Геннадьевич Пригода; born 29 December 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 ...
. He competed in the
men's 100 metre breaststroke event at 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 ...
.
Personal life
Prigoda's father,
Gennadiy Prigoda
Gennadiy Sergeyevich Prigoda (russian: Геннадий Серге́евич Пригода; born 2 May 1965) is a former freestyle swimmer from Russia, who competed twice at the Summer Olympics first for the Soviet Union in 1988, and then for ...
, was a four-time Olympic medalist in swimming, and his mother,
Yelena Volkova, was world champion in 200 m breaststroke. Prigoda is alumni at the
SPbPU in the chair of "Strategic Management".
Кирилл Пригода: «Я очень горжусь тем, что учусь в Политехническом»
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1995 births
Living people
Olympic swimmers of Russia
Swimmers from Saint Petersburg
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Russian male breaststroke swimmers
Russian male freestyle swimmers
Russian male medley swimmers
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Universiade medalists in swimming
Universiade gold medalists for Russia
Universiade silver medalists for Russia
Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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