Aristeidis ("Aris") Grigoriadis (born 6 December 1985) is a Greek

Greece

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 swimmer from Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

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Career

Grigoriadis was the first Greek swimmer to be crowned world champion in the 50 m backstroke event of the 2005 World Championships in Montreal

Montreal

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. At the European Championships of Eindhoven in 2008, he won two medals: the gold in 50 m backstroke and the silver in 100 m backstroke.