Illya Chuyev

Illya Viktorovych Chuyev (Ukrainian: Ілля Вікторович Чуєв; born March 31, 1984 in Zaporizhia) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1][2] Chuyev qualified for the men's 200 m butterfly at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:58.88 from the Ukrainian Summer Cup in Kharkiv.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including former semifinalist Hsu Chi-chieh of the Chinese Taipei. Chuyev edged out Romania's Alexandru Coci to notch a fourth spot by two hundredths of a second (0.02) in 1:59.65. Chuyev failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-eighth overall in the preliminaries.[4]

Illya Chuyev
Personal information
Full nameIllya Viktorovych Chuyev
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984
Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly

References

  1. "Illya Chuyev". London 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Illya Chuyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 200 m butterfly" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. "Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 2". London 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.


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