Artem Yuryevich Lobuzov (Russian: Артём Юрьевич Лобузов, born 24 January 1991) is a Russian swimmer who competes in freestyle events. He represented the Russian Federation at the Olympic Games. Lobuzov's lifetime best in the 200 m freestyle is 1.46:96 in long course, and 1:42.44 in short course.
In March 2022, Lobuzov received a back-acting four year suspension from FINA lasting 25 August 2021 through 24 August 2025 due to an anti-doping rule violation."FINA Doping Panel Decision - Artem Lobuzov (RUS)". FINA. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022. Three months later, his results in two relays from 2014 and 2016 were formally disqualified and all relay members, including those not disqualified, had their medals re-allocated to the former silver medal teams, the relay teams from the United States in both cases."PRESS RELEASE | Aquatics Integrity Unit members elected, new gender inclusion policy adopted during the FINA Extraordinary Congress in Budapest". FINA. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
Swimming career
Lobuzov started swimming at the age of seven. He was originally more interested in basketball, but all his friends were swimmers so he joined in. In 2007, Lobuzov debuted in the national youth team at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Belgrade. Artem won gold medals in the 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay and the mixed team event at a distance of 4 x 100. At the European Junior Swimming Championships 2008 in Belgrade, he won a silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle and two bronze medals in the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter freestyle relays. In Prague in 2009, Artem won bronze in the 200-meter freestyle and took silver as part of the four in the 4x200 freestyle relay. He made his international debut at the adult level at the 2010 European Short Course Championships in Eindhoven.
2011 FINA World Cup
At the short-course FINA World Cup in 2011 in Moscow, Lobuzov competed and set personal bests in two events. In the 100m Freestyle, he logged his a new personal best at 49.17 seconds.Event Results Stage 3 - Moscow FINA World Cup 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2011Berlin, Day 2: Heemskerk, Schoeman clinch triple crown Camillo Cametti, FINA Press Retrieved 31 October 2010 Although, he placed finished in ninth place, behind teammate Nikita Lobintsev who placed first, he beat Michael Phelps who finished in 11th. Lobuzov stated he was satisfied at the result of beating Phelps. In the 400m freestyle he also set a personal best, a time of 3:54:21.Event Results 400m Freestyle Stage 3 - Moscow FINA World Cup 2011 He finished in 13th place, again behind Lobintsev. The event was won by Paul Biedermann.
A day later, in the 200m Freestyle, Lobuzov reached the final, where he swam a time of 1:46:69Event Results ,200m Freestyle Stage 3 - Moscow FINA World Cup 2011 Retrieved 19 October 2011 to finish in 6th place, with Biedermann winning again.
2012 Summer Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Lobuzov competed in the 200 meters freestyle and the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.
On 29 July 2012, Lobuzov raced in the 200 meters freestyle. He swan in heat 6 against Brett Fraser (Cayman Island), Matthew Stanley (New Zealand), Thomas Fraser-Holmes (Australia), Sebastiaan Verschuren (Netherlands), Park Tae-Hwan (South Korea) and Yannick Agnel (France). Lobuzov finished in 6th in the heat, in a time of 1:47.91. He was the fifteenth fastest swimmer in the heats, qualifying for the semifinal. Lobuzov swam in the first semifinal. He was last in his heat and 16th overall, with a time of 1:48.26, and therefore did not qualify for the final.Men's 200m Freestyle Olympic Games Official London 2012 website Retrieved 27 July - 12 August
On 31 July 2012, Lobuzov swam in the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay for Russia, with Evgeny Lagunov, Mikhail Polishchuk and Alexander Sukhorukov. They swam a time of 7:11.86, Lobuzov's leg was 1:48.30. They finished in fifth in the heat, and tenth overall, and therefore did not qualify for the final.Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Olympic Games Official London 2012 website Retrieved 27 July - 12 August
2013 World Championships At the 2013 World Championships, Lobuzov won his first international medal, winning silver as part of the Russian freestyle team.
In 2017, he was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation.
Personal bests Long Course: EventTimeCompetitionLocationDate100m Freestyle49.63Russian National Championships Moscow20 April 2015200m Freestyle 1:46.96Russian National Swimming Cup No. 10 Kazan18 April 2013400m Freestyle3:53.74Russian National Swimming CupRuza29 Jun 2012 Short Course: EventTimeCompetitionLocationDate100m Freestyle48.22Russian Short Course Championship Kazan11 November 2014200m Freestyle 1:42.44Vladimir Salnikov's Cup St Petersburg20 December 2009400m Freestyle3:43.67FINA World Cup 2013 Stage 3Eindhoven7 August 2013
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