Ruslan Gaziev

Ruslan Gaziev (born August 16, 1999) is a Canadian competitive swimmer of Avar descent who specializes in the freestyle.[1] Gaziev currently resides and trains in Toronto.[1]

Ruslan Gaziev
Personal information
National team Canada
Born (1999-08-16) August 16, 1999
Moscow, Russia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamOhio State Buckeyes
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest4×100 m mixed freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham4×100 m mixed freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m mixed medley

Career

In 2017, Gaziev won two gold medals as part of mixed relay teams at the 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, including breaking the World Junior record in the 4x100 freestyle relay.[2]

In 2018, Gaziev was named to his first senior team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Gaziev also competed at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

As part of the 2021 Canadian Olympic swimming trials in Toronto, Gaziev finished in third in the 100m freestyle. This qualified him for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3][4][5]

Gaziev competed collegiately for The Ohio State University.[6]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Gaziev swam the lead-off for the Canadian team in the heats of the 4×100 m mixed freestyle relay, helping them qualify to the event final in second place. He was replaced by Joshua Liendo in the final, but shared in the team's silver medal win, his first World medal.[7] That same summer Gaziev participated in his second Commonwealth Games team, for the 2022 edition in Birmingham. He swam in the heats of the mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay for the Canadian team, being replaced in the event final by Javier Acevedo, and shared in the team's bronze medal win.[8]

The following day he won a bronze with the men's team in the 4×100 m freestyle. This was the first men's relay medal for Canada at a major event since the 2015 Pan American Games, and the first at the Commonwealth Games since 2006. Gaziev said afterward that "I told the boys this is two years out of the Olympics. We might not have won but we are building momentum. We're young and we have so much there."[9] He went on to reach the final of the 100 m freestyle, and placed fourth, 0.27 seconds behind bronze medalist Duncan Scott. He noted "four years ago at this meet I didn't even reach the semifinal so I've come a long way."[10] Gaziev then distinguished himself swimming the anchor leg for Canada in the 4×100 m mixed medley, narrowly out-touching Freya Anderson of England to take the silver medal for the team.[11][12]

References
  1. "Ruslan Gaziev". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. Sutherland, James (25 August 2017). "Taylor Ruck Splits 52.72 as Canadians Break Wjr in Mixed Free Relay". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. "26 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic swimming team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. "Canada's Tokyo 2020 Swimming Team Announced". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. Nichols, Paula (24 June 2021). "Team Canada to have 26 swimmers at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. "Ruslan Gaziev". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  7. "Two more medals make for Canada's best ever Worlds". Swimming Canada. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  8. "Summer McIntosh wins gold, Canada adds relay bronze to open Commonwealth Games". Swimming Canada. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  9. "Maggie Mac Neil and Nicolas-Guy Turbide win thrilling races on four-medal night". Swimming Canada. July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  10. "Summer McIntosh triumphs again to highlight four-medal day for Canada". Swimming Canada. August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  11. Rieder, David (August 2, 2022). "Emma McKeon Anchors Australian Mixed Medley Relay to Gold; Record-Setting 19 Commonwealth Medals". Swimming World. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  12. "Joshua Liendo golden to lead three-medal night". Swimming Canada. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
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