Andriy Andriyovych Govorov (; born 10 April 1992) is a retired Ukrainian competitive swimmer who holds the 50 meters butterfly world record. He has also been European Champion in that event (2016 London) and bronze medalist in the world championship in that event (2017 Budapest).
Personal life Govorov was born on 10 April 1992 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. A graduate of the Dnipro Higher School of Physical Culture, in 2016 he also attended the Dnipro National University.
Career
World and European Championships He won silver at the 2010 World Short Course Championships. Govorov won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly and a bronze medal at the 50 meter freestyle during the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships.The EC2010 Short Course News , 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships official website (28 November 2010)FLASH QUOTE , 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships official website (25 November 2010) During the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships he again won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly.DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 18 , Daylife (18 December 2010)
Between 2011 and 2015, he won three gold medals in the 50 m butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.
Following the 2014 Russian annexation of his native Crimea Govorov ruled out changing his nationality and continues to compete for Ukraine.Crimean Swimmer Aims for Gold After Turbulent Times, NBC (11 August 2016) That year he won bronze at the World Short Course Championships in the men's 50 m butterfly.
At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, he won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly (long course). In the semifinals he swam a time of 22.73, which broke his own national and championship records. It was also the fastest time ever swum in a textile swimsuit.
At the 2017 World Championships, he won the bronze medal in the men's 50 m butterfly.
At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Govorov won gold in the 50 metre butterfly, in a championship record time of 22.48.
In 2021, he won silver in the European Championships in the 50 m butterfly.
International Swimming League In spring 2020, Govorov signed to the Toronto Titans, in their inaugural season.
Other Govorov competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
He broke the Ukrainian record in the short course 50 m freestyle in 2016, and also holds the national short course records in 50 m butterfly, and was part of the teams that hold the short course men's 4 x 50 m medley and mixed 4 x 50 m freestyle and 4 x 50 m medley relay records. At the 2016 Olympics, he set a national record in the 50 m freestyle.
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 intends to participate in the Enhanced Games in 2026.
References
External links
About Hovorov at the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine (10 April 2016)