Ilya Kharun

Ilya Kharun (born February 7, 2005) is a Canadian competitive swimmer who specializes in the freestyle and butterfly.[2][3]

Ilya Kharun
Personal information
National team Canada
Born (2005-02-07) February 7, 2005
Montreal, Quebec
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubSandpipers of Nevada[1]
CoachRon Aitken
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m mixed medley

Early life

He was born in Montreal in 2005 as his parents were acrobats who performed there in Cirque du Soleil.[1] The family would eventually move to Las Vegas where they would continue their entertainment careers with Cirque du Soleil.[1] The family thought he would be eligible to compete for the United States in swimming, but as he only held a Canadian passport it was determined that he would have to compete for the nation where he was born.[1][4]

Career

Kharun made his international debut for Canada at the 2022 World Short Course championships.[5] Kharun won two medals at the event, set two World Junior records and three Canadian records.[1]

Personal bests

Long course (50-metre pool)
Event Time[6] Venue Date Notes Ref
50 m freestyle 23.31 Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Centre, Fort Lauderdale 4 March 2023
100 m freestyle 51.61 Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, Knoxville 14 Jan 2023
50 m butterfly 23.42 Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Toronto 2 April 2023
100 m butterfly 51.45 Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Toronto 29 March 2023
200 m butterfly 1:54.49 Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Centre, Fort Lauderdale 2 March 2023 NR

Short course (25-metre pool)
Event Time[6] Venue Date Notes Ref
50 m butterfly 22.28 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne 18 December 2022 NR
100 m butterfly 49.03 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne 18 December 2022 NR, WJR
200 m butterfly 1:50.86 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne 15 December 2022 NR

References
  1. Matthew De George (18 December 2022). "Ilya Kharun Has a Canadian Premiere at Worlds to Flip For". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. "Ilya Kharun". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. "Ilya Kharun". www.eurosport.com/. Eurosport. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. Keith, Braden (2 August 2022). "Ilya Kharun Removed From Junior Pan Pacs Team Among Citizenship Confusion". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. Sutherland, James (30 September 2022). "Ilya Kharun Among 17-member Canadian Team Announced for Short Course Worlds". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. "Joshua Liendo profile". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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