Leonid Faivelevych Barbier ( uk, Леонід Файвелевич Барбієр, russian: Леонид Файфелевич Барбиер; 9 April 1937 – 15 January 2023) was a Ukrainian

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 at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in the 100 m backstroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay and finished in fifth place in both events. He won two European titles in 1958 and 1962. During his career he set six European records: four in individual backstroke events and two in the medley relay, as well as 15 national records. Around 1989 he was active in masters swimming, winning three European and national titles. In 1989 he also briefly acted as president of the Moscow federation of masters swimming. His wife is a famous swimming coach. Barbier died on 15 January 2023, at the age of 85.

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Early years
(in Russian, 1957) 1937 births 2023 deaths Swimmers from Kyiv European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Soviet male backstroke swimmers Ukrainian male backstroke swimmers {{Ukraine-swimming-bio-stub