Andriy Govorov

Andriy Andriyovych Govorov (Ukrainian: Андрій Андрійович Говоров; born 10 April 1992) is a Ukrainian competitive swimmer who holds the world record, European champion (2016 London) and bronze medalist in world championship (2017 Budapest) in 50 meters butterfly.

[1][2] During the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships he again won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly.

Following the 2014 Russian annexation of his native Crimea Govorov ruled out changing his nationality and continues to compete for Ukraine.

[4] At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, he won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly (long course).

[6] On 1 July 2018 Govorov broke the long course world record in the 50m butterfly, held for 9 years by Spain's Rafael Muñoz, in a time of 22.27, beating the 2017 world champion in the same event Ben Proud (22.93) and the Dutchman Mathys Goosen (23.55) at the Trofeo Sette Colli held in Rome, Italy.

Govorov at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games