14 Facts About Yuri Kisil

Yuri Kisil was born on September 18,1995 and is a Canadian competitive swimmer who is a freestyle sprinter.

Yuri Kisil was the youngest swimmer in Canadian history to win both the 50 m and 100 m freestyle national championships at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, British Columbia, on April 3,2014.

Yuri Kisil was the youngest Canadian to ever swim under 50 seconds in the 100m freestyle at the same event.

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Yuri Kisil won three relay medals.

Yuri Kisil was named to compete at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, where he won a bronze medal in the inaugural mixed freestyle relay.

In 2016, Yuri Kisil was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Yuri Kisil was part of the relay team that finished seventh in the freestyle final, and individually got to the 100 m freestyle semifinals, finishing tenth.

Yuri Kisil finished tenth in the semi-finals of the 100 m freestyle, and won two bronze medals as part of Canada's relay teams in the mixed freestyle and mixed medley.

Yuri Kisil made the finals of both the 50 m and 100 m freestyle, finishing fifth and seventh.

At the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, Yuri Kisil captured bronze in the 50 m freestyle, his first major individual international medal.

Yuri Kisil signed with the London Roar in the inaugural season.

In spring 2020, Yuri Kisil signed with the Toronto Titans, the first Canada-based team in the ISL.

In June 2021, Yuri Kisil was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.

Yuri Kisil was part of Canada's team in the freestyle relay, who unexpectedly finished in fourth place despite not even being initially favoured to make the event final.