Outstanding athletes of the Republic of Tatarstan

1.

Outstanding
athletes of the
Republic of
Tatarstan
Perfomed by:
Akbasheva Kamilla & Osipova
Arina

2.

Alexander Krasnykh
Sports biography
At the Junior European Championships in 2013,
Krasnykh became the silver medalist in the 200 - meter
freestyle. In August 2014, Krasnykh, as part of the
Russian national team, became the silver medalist of
the European Championship in the 4×200-meter
freestyle relay. In December 2014, Alexander became the
bronze medalist of the World Short Course
Championships in the 4×200 relay. At the same time,
Krasnykh swam only in the preliminary heat. On April 17,
2016, Alexander took first place at the Russian
Championship in the 400-meter freestyle with a result of
3:48.27 s. Two days later, Krasnykh won his second gold
medal, winning the 200-meter distance, while both times
Alexander was able to fulfill not only the Olympic
qualification standard "A", but also the All-Russian
Swimming Federation standard, which allowed him to
get into the Russian national team for the Summer
Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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What about your childhood?
I was born on June 19, 1995 in Bugulma.
At the age of 7, I started boxing. After a
while,I also started going to the pool. Lilia
Smirnova was my first coach. By the 4th
grade, I decided to focus on swimming.In
Bugulma I graduated from Lyceum No. 2, and
"Volga State Academy of Physical Culture,
Sports and Tourism" in Kazan.

4.

What can you say about your
hobbies?
How can I be ready for a normal life
when I'm at the training camp all
year? I like to read Starikov and Pikul,
collect Rubik's cubes. I prefer to spend
my free time reading books. I even
memorized Sergey Yesenin's poems
by heart.

5.

Сan you tell us about your
parents?
Мy father, Vladimir Anatolyevich, and my
mother, Tatyana Gennadievna, work in the
oil industry, like many people in Bugulma.
The city has TatNIPIneft and TNG. My
parents didn’t offer me to follow my own
path, but I studied the first course at the
Geophysical Faculty of Kazan Federal
University. I still consider Bugulma my
home and strive to come there as soon as
possible. My parents and sister live there.

6.

- I never got hung up on this.
Look at our team. Many began
to study in closed military
camps, where they are still
allowed only with passes. There
is nothing to talk about here.
Bugulma in comparison with
these cities can be called the
capital.
- Do you consider it a success that you
managed to get into the Russian
national team from the 25-meter pool?

7.

And here are
Alexander’s photos

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The reportage was conducted by
Osipova Arina and Akbasheva Kamilla
Thank you for the attention!