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Yuliya Andreyevna Yefimova is a Russian competitive swimmer. She is the Russian national record holder in the 200 metre individual medley, 50 metre breaststroke, 100 metre breaststroke, and 200 metre breaststroke. After making her Olympic debut in 2008, she went on to win the bronze medal in the 200 metre breaststroke in 2012, and silver medals in the 100 metre and 200 metre breaststroke in 2016. She is a six-time World Champion, winning the 50 metre breaststroke in 2009 and 2013, the 100 metre breaststroke in 2015, and the 200 metre breaststroke in 2013, 2017, and 2019. She is also a former world record holder in the 50 metre breaststroke.
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Signe Bro is a Danish swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Dakota Luther is an American swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships and placed 15th.
Lara Aklouk is a Jordanian swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships and also at the same event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou.
Yui Ohashi is a Japanese swimmer, specializing in the medley events. She became the first Japanese woman to dip beneath the 2:08-barrier in the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, finishing with a silver-medal time and a national record of 2:07.91.
Jack Cartwright is an Australian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Mohamed Samy is an Egyptian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented Egypt at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.
Khurshidjon Tursunov is a Uzbekistani swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he was scheduled to represent Uzbekistan at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre freestyle events. In both events he did not compete.
Kregor Zirk is an Estonian swimmer. He is 7-time long course and 26-time short course Estonian swimming champion. He has broken 65 Estonian records in swimming.
Tadas Duškinas is a Lithuanian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented Lithuania at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.
Alexander Graham is an Australian swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Afghanistan National Swimming Federation (ANSF) is an active member of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) and Asia Swimming Federation (AASF). In Afghanistan, it is affiliated to the National Olympic Committee. It operates in conformity with the organization's charter accepted by FINA and AASF. It was established in 2004.
References
- ↑ "Heats results". FINA. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
