Vitaly Viktorovich Melnikov (; born 20 March 1990) is a Russian backstroke swimmer.
Career At the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships, he won an individual silver medal in the 100 m backstroke and two medley relay gold medals, in the men's and mixed competitions, breaking world records in both medley events. Those results were annulled after a positive doping test of his samples taken during those European Championships. Melnikov was suspended from competitions in April 2014, and banned in March 2015 until 12 December 2015.
References Russia Clips Mixed 200 Medley Relay World Record; Second Mark for Yuliya Efimova. swimmingworldmagazine.com. 13 December 2013 Российский пловец Виталий Мельников дисквалифицирован на два года за допинг. Tass.ru. 16 March 2015
External links Vitaly Melnikov at i-swimmer.ru Vitaly MELNIKOV at the-sports.org