Vladimir Dyatchin
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Vladimir Fyodorovich Dyatchin (born 14 October 1982 in Lipetsk
) is a Russia
n long distance swimmer and the current world champion at the 10 km open water. His achievement was made even greater by the fact that he won the race despite suffering wide 10-inch long lacerations on both of sides of his rib cage, caused by a jellyfish sting.
In 2007 he was voted as Swimming World
's Open Water Swimmer of the Year.
Lipetsk
Lipetsk is a city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, southeast of Moscow.-History:...
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n long distance swimmer and the current world champion at the 10 km open water. His achievement was made even greater by the fact that he won the race despite suffering wide 10-inch long lacerations on both of sides of his rib cage, caused by a jellyfish sting.
In 2007 he was voted as Swimming World
Swimming World magazine
Swimming World Magazine is an American-based monthly swimming magazine, that was first published in a magazine format as Junior Swimmer in January of 1960...
's Open Water Swimmer of the Year.