Alexei Sancov

Alexei Sancov (born 15 October 1999) is a Moldovan competitive swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 34th with a time of 1:48.85.[2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Alexei Sancov
Personal information
NationalityMoldovan
Born (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999
Chișinău, Moldova[1]
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Representing  Moldova
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Netanya200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2016 Hódmezővásárhely200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2017 Netanya100 m freestyle

Career

On 2 July 2017, Sancov broke the World Junior record in the 200 meter free at 18 years old and won the gold medal at the European Junior Championships with a time of 1:47.00. That time broke the official World Junior Record at the time in this event, which currently stood at 1:47.10, held by American Maxime Rooney. Rooney swam that time at the 2015 US National Championships in San Antonio, Texas. Earlier in the European Junior Championships he took silver in the 100 meter free with a time of :49.01.[4]

He studied at University of Southern California.[5]

References
  1. "La Europenele de natație (juniori) au fost stabilite recorduri naționale". www.moldpres.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. "Alexei Sancov". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. "Swimming SANCOV Alexei". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. "Moldovan Alexei Sancov Breaks World Junior Record in 200 Free". 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. "Alexei Sancov - Men's Swimming & Diving". USC Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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