Aleksandr Savitsky
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Aleksandr Savitsky is a retired male medley
and breaststroke
swimmer
from Kazakhstan
. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain) for the Unified Team. His best Olympic result was finishing in 15th place at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay event.
Medley swimming
Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley or by four swimmers as a medley relay...
and breaststroke
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain) for the Unified Team. His best Olympic result was finishing in 15th place at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay event.