Stanislav Kuzmin ( kk, Станислав Кузьмин; born June 24, 1986) is a Kazakh swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. He represented his nation

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

at the

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, and has won a career total of eight medals (four golds, two silver, and two bronze) in a major international competition, spanning two editions of the

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, and the

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, as a member of the medley relay team. Kuzmin also spent his college sports career in the United States as a member of the

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swimming and diving team under head coach Brian Reynolds, while pursuing his sports management studies at

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. Kuzmin competed for the Kazakh swimming squad in the men's 50 m freestyle at the

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. Leading up to the Games, he stormed home the field with a winning time of 23.09 to eclipse the FINA B-cut by just a fingertip of a second (0.04) at the Kazakhstan Open Championships in

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

. Swimming in heat seven, Kuzmin dipped under the 23-second barrier to take the fifth spot in a scorching lifetime best of 22.91, but missed the semifinals with a forty-eighth overall placement from a roster of ninety-seven entrants. At the

, Kuzmin produced a magnificent freestyle anchor of 49.71 to deliver the Kazakh foursome of

Stanislav Osinsky Stanislav Aleksandrovich Ossinskiy ( kk, Станислав Александрович Осинский; born 23 April 1984 in Quaraghandy) is a male backstroke swimmer from Kazakhstan, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olymp ...

, 2004 Olympic fifth-place finalist

Vladislav Polyakov Vladislav Vitalyevich Polyakov (also ''Vlad Polyakov'', russian: Владислав Витальевич Поляков; born 30 November 1983 in Petropavlovsk) is a Kazakhstani swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He swam for his na ...

, and newcomer Fedor Shkilyov a bronze-medal time in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, posting a textile best of 3:40.55.

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