Vladimir Vladimirovich Selkov (russian: Владимир Владимирович Сельков; born 1 April 1971 in

Berezniki Kydzakar, also known as Berezniki ( koi, Кыдззака́р, russian: Березники́), is the second largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Perm Krai, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Kama River, in the Ural ...

) is a former

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

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from

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, who won a total number of three silver medals at the

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. His only individual medal came at his debut, at the Barcelona Games in 1992, in the 200 m backstroke.

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* 1971 births Living people Soviet male swimmers Russian male swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Unified Team Olympic swimmers of Russia Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team Olympic silver medalists for Russia World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Goodwill Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games People from Berezniki Sportspeople from Perm Krai {{Russia-Olympic-medalist-stub