Kristian Gkolomeev

Kristian Tsvetanov Gkolomeev (Bulgarian: Кристиан Цветанов Голомеев, Greek: Κριστιάν Τσβετάνοφ Γκολομέεφ, born 4 July 1993) is a Greek swimmer.[1] He specializes in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Tsvetanov and the family name is Gkolomeev.
Kristian Gkolomeev
Personal information
Nationality
  • Greek
  • Bulgarian
Born (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993
Velingrad, Bulgaria
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubPanathinaikos, LA Current
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing  Greece
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2019 Gwangju50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2018 Glasgow50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2020 Budapest50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rome50 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2013 Mersin4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2022 Oran4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2013 Mersin50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2013 Mersin4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2022 Oran50 m butterfly
Representing the Alabama Crimson Tide
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 3 2 4
Total 3 2 4
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
50 y freestyle 1 1 1
100 y freestyle 1 0 1
4×50 y freestyle 0 0 1
4×50 y medley 1 1 0
4×100 y medley 0 0 1
Total 3 2 4
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Austin 50 y freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Iowa City 100 y freestyle
Gold medal – first place2016 Atlanta 4×50 y medley
Silver medal – second place2015 Iowa City 50 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place2015 Iowa City 4×50 y medley
Bronze medal – third place2015 Iowa City 4×100 y medley
Bronze medal – third place2016 Atlanta 50 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2016 Atlanta 100 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2016 Atlanta 4×50 y freestyle

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metre freestyle, finishing in 31st place (50.08) overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle, finishing 10th in the heats with a time of 21.93 seconds. He qualified for the semifinals where he finished 13th with a time of 21.98 seconds and did not qualify for the final.[2] He also competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle, finishing in 20th place with a time of 48.68 seconds which was a new national record. He did not qualify for the semifinals.[3]

Gkolomeev was also part of the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay team which finished 10th in the heats and did not advance to the final and the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay team which finished 15th in the heats and did not advance to the final.[4][5]

Gkolomeev earned Greece's second ever World Championship medal in swimming, as he finished second at the 50 meters freestyle final at the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships in South Korea. The Greek champion was joint second with Brazil's Bruno Fratus, clocking 21.45 seconds, behind American Caeleb Dressel.[6]

Personal life

Kristian Gkolomeev was born on 4 July 1993 in Velingrad, Bulgaria. His mother, Kristina Golomeeva, died due to a medical error soon after giving birth to Kristian. They moved to Greece when he was an infant. His father, Tsvetan Golomeev, was a famous Bulgarian swimmer. He died in 2010 after an eight-month fight with cancer. Kristian Gkolomeev has two brothers – Nikola and Ivan. In 2018, he married a fellow swimmer, Lindsay Morrow Gkolomeev, from his alma mater, the University of Alabama.

Career

At 2011 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships – Lima (PER) Kristian Gkolomeev took 3rd place with time 22.80 (50m freestyle). At the 14th Luxembourg Euro Meet (27.29 January 2012) Gkolomeev finished 9th at Men's 100m freestyle with time 51.31 and was 4th at Men's 50m freestyle (22.92).

Other achievements
  • World Junior Championships:
Lima 2011: Bronze 50m freestyle, 4th place 4x100m medley
  • European Junior Championships:
Belgrade 2011: Silver 50m freestyle
  • Balkan Junior Swimming Championships:
Banja Luka 2011: Gold 50m freestyle, Gold 4x100m freestyle, Bronze 100m freestyle
  • Multination Junior Swimming Meeting:
Corfu 2011: Gold 50m freestyle, Bronze 4x100m freestyle
  • European Championships Long Course:
14th Luxembourg Euro Meet 2012: 9th place 100m freestyle, 4th place 50m freestyle
Debrecen 2012: 4th 50m freestyle
  • Olympic Games:
Tokyo 2020: 5th place (21.72) 50m freestyle
Rio 2016: 13th place (21.98) 50m freestyle
Rio 2016: 20th place (48.68) NR 100m freestyle
London 2012: 31st place (50.08) 100m freestyle

Media reviews

"The young swimmer is very talented and shows that he can have a lot of good results to the next games... he tries very hard and in every game he tries to get better times. I'm sure that he can succeed a lot of great things." – Mike Kontorinis, journalist of Aquatics News

References
  1. "Kristian Gkolomeev". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. "Golomeev Silver Medal". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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