Andriy Kalyna

Andriy Kalyna is a Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category SB8 events.

Andriy Kalyna
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
2004 Athens100 metre breaststroke - SB8
2008 Beijing100 metre breaststroke - SB8
2012 London100 metre breaststroke - SB8
2004 Athens200m individual medley - SM9
2008 Beijing200m individual medley - SM9
2012 London200m individual medley - SM9
2008 Beijing4x100m medley relay - 34 pts
IPC World Championships
2010 Eindhoven100m breaststroke SB8
2013 Montreal100m breaststroke SB8
2010 Eindhoven200 m ind. medley SM9
2013 Montreal200 m ind. medley SM9
2010 Eindhoven4x100m medley relay 34pts
2013 Montreal4x100m medley relay 34pts
IPC European Championships
2009 Reykjavik100 m breaststroke – SB8
2009 Reykjavik4x100m medley relay 34pts
2009 Reykjavik200 m ind. medley – SM9
2009 Reykjavik4x100m freestyle relay 34pts

Andriy has won medals at two Paralympic games, firstly in 2004 then in 2008. In 2004 he won gold in the 100m breaststroke in a new world-record time, he won silver in the 200m individual medley behind Australian Matthew Cowdrey's world record swim. He also finished fourth in the 50 and 100m freestyle, he was also part of the Ukrainian 4 × 100 m freestyle team that failed to make it to the final having finished fifth in the heats and the team that finished sixth in the 4 × 100 m medley final. In the 2008 games he repeated his medals, again setting a new world record in winning the 100m breastroke and finishing in silver behind Matthew Cowdrey who also broke the world record but this time added a bronze in the 4 × 100 m medley, he also swam in 50m freestyle finishing sixth, 100m freestyle finishing fourth and 100m butterfly where he finished fifth. [1]

References
  1. Results for Andriy Kalyna from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)


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