13 Facts About Ilya Shymanovich

Ilya Syarheyevich Shymanovich is a Belarusian swimmer.

Ilya Shymanovich is the world record holder in the short course 100 metre breaststroke and a former world record holder in the short course 50 metre breaststroke.

Ilya Shymanovich won two gold medals, one in the 50 metre breaststroke and one in the 200 metre breaststroke, and a silver medal, in the 100 metre breaststroke, at the 2021 European Short Course Championships.

At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Shymanovich competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event.

At the 2020 European Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary in May 2021 and conducted in long course metres, Ilya Shymanovich competed in the 50 metre breaststroke winning the silver medal in the event with a time of 26.55 seconds, which was less than four tenths of a second behind the gold medalist in the event, Adam Peaty of Great Britain.

Ilya Shymanovich won the gold medal and tied the world record of 25.25 seconds in the 50 metre breaststroke, set in 2009 by Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa, on the last day of the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships, held at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia in November.

Ilya Shymanovich backed up his world record in the 50 metre breaststroke on the finals relay in the mixed 4x50 metre medley relay, where he swam the fastest 50 metre breaststroke relay split in history with a time of 24.72 seconds and helped the relay place fifth overall.

Ilya Shymanovich equalling the world record in the 50 metre breaststroke was ranked as number one for "The Week That Was" honor from Swimming World for the week of 8 November 2021 along with Szebasztian Szabo of Hungary equalling the world record in the 50 metre butterfly.

Ilya Shymanovich won a total of 16 breaststroke events throughout the 2021 season.

Ilya Shymanovich ranked fifth out of 488 competitors at the end of the 2021 season for the total number of most valuable player points earned by a competitor in the duration of the International Swimming League with 711.5 points.

Ilya Shymanovich entered to compete in the 50 metre, 100 metre, and 200 metre breaststroke individual events at the 2021 World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Ilya Shymanovich won the gold medal in the final of the 100 metre breaststroke in a Championships record time of 55.70 seconds.

At the 2023 Russian National Championships, held starting 16 April at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia, Ilya Shymanovich ranked first in the semifinals of the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 59.35 seconds and qualified for the final on day two.