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Grigoriy Arkadyevich Tarasevich (Russian: Григорий Аркадьевич Тарасевич; born 1 August 1995) is a Russian swimmer.[1] In 2013 he won the world junior title in the 50 m backstroke, setting a junior world record.[2] He competed in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 2016 European Championships and won medals in the 50 m and 100 m, qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in these two events; he placed sixth in the 200 m.^{[citation needed]}

Grigoriy Tarasevich

Tarasevich in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Grigoriy Arkadyevich Tarasevich
National team	Russia
Born	(1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 26) Omsk, Russia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Cardinal Aquatics
College team	University of Louisville
Medal record Representing  Russia World Championships (LC) 2017 Budapest 4×100 m medley World Championships (SC) 2016 Windsor 4x50 m medley 2016 Windsor 4x100 m medley European championships (LC) 2016 London 100 m backstroke 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m mixed medley 2016 London 50 m backstroke Summer Universiade 2019 Naples 100 m backstroke 2019 Naples 200 m backstroke 2019 Naples 50 m backstroke

Tarasevich was born in a family of swimming coaches and took up swimming aged six. He trains and studies engineering at the University of Louisville.[2][3]

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