Uladzimir Henadzievich Zhyharau ( be, Уладзімір Генадзьевіч Жыгараў; born June 12, 1992, in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

) is a

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ian swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. Zhyharau qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle, as a member of the Belarusian swimming team, at the

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, by attaining a B-standard entry time of 15:28.22. He challenged six other swimmers on the first heat, including 17-year-old

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of the Czech Republic and two-time Olympian Ediz Yıldırımer of Turkey. Zhyharau finished the heat in sixth place by nearly fourteen seconds behind Bulgaria's

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, recording the second-slowest time of 15:48.67. Zhyharau failed to advance into the final, as he placed thirtieth overall in the preliminaries.

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NBC Olympics Profile
1992 births Belarusian male freestyle swimmers Living people Olympic swimmers for Belarus Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Minsk {{Belarus-swimming-bio-stub