Egor Pavlov

Egor Pavlov (born 8 September 2001) is a Russian competitive swimmer. At the 2021 European Short Course Championships, he won the bronze medal in the 200 metre butterfly. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metre butterfly and one gold medal and two silver medals in relay events at the 2019 World Junior Championships. At the 2018 European Junior Championships and the 2019 European Junior Championships he won five gold medals in relay events.

Background Pavlov was born 8 September 2001 in Russia."Egor Pavlov: Results". FINA. Retrieved 13 December 2021. He competes for the Penza Oblast region in Russian competitions.

Career 2018: Double European junior gold medalist as prelims-only relay swimmer 2018 European Junior Championships

In the morning of the first day of competition, 4 July, at the 2018 European Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Pavlov ranked 26th in the prelims heats of the 50 metre butterfly and did not advance to the semifinals.LEN (7 July 2018). "2018 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 1 Morning Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. The next morning prelims session, Pavlov ranked fourth in the 200 metre butterfly heats and qualified for the semifinal with a time of 1:59.80.LEN (5 July 2018). "2018 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 2 Morning Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. Later in the day Pavlov qualified for the final of the 200 metre butterfly, finishing in 1:59.47 and ranking sixth in the semifinals.LEN (5 July 2018). "2018 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 2 Afternoon Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. On day three, 6 July, Pavlov placed fifth in the final of the 200 metre butterfly with a 1:57.96.LEN (6 July 2018). "2018 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 3 Afternoon Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. In the morning prelims session on 7 July, Pavlov ranked eighth in the 50 metre backstroke with a time of 25.99 seconds and seventh in the 100 metre butterfly with his time of 53.74 seconds, qualifying for the semifinals of both events, as well as helping qualify the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay to the final by splitting a 53.58 for the butterfly leg of the relay.LEN (7 July 2018). "2018 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 4 Morning Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. In the afternoon semifinals, Pavlov placed 15th in the 50 metre backstroke with a 26.56 and 11th in the 100 metre butterfly with a 54.02, not qualifying for the final in either event.LEN (7 July 2018). "2018 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 4 Afternoon Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. The same session, when the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay swam a 3:47.99 and finished first in the final of the event, Pavlov won a gold medal for his efforts on the prelims relay.LEN (8 July 2018). "Complete Results Book". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. On the fifth and final day of competition, Pavlov split a 53.42 for the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay, helping the qualify the relay to the final ranked third.LEN (8 July 2018). "2018 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 5 Morning Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. Pavlov won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay for his prelims relay contributions when the finals relay placed first with a time of 3:35.58 in the final later the same day.

2019: World junior bronze medalist in 100 metre butterfly 2019 European Junior Championships

At the 2019 European Junior Championships, held at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Pavlov ranked 14th in the prelims heats of the 50 metre butterfly, not advancing to the semifinals of the event as he was not one of the two fastest Russian swimmers, and split a 50.03 for the first leg of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay to help advance the relay to the final ranked second.LEN (6 July 2019). "2019 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 1 Morning Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. In the final of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, Pavlov split a 49.25 for the anchor leg of the relay, the fastest split time of his finals relay team, to help achieve a time of 3:18.48 and win the gold medal.LEN (6 July 2019). "2019 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 1 Afternoon Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. The second day of competition, Pavlov advanced to the semifinals stage of competition in the morning prelims heats of the 200 metre butterfly.Race, Retta (4 July 2019). "Italy's Ceccon Stakes Claim On Men's 1Free To Open Euro Jrs Day 2 Prelims". SwimSwam. Retrieved 13 December 2021. In the semifinals of the 200 metre butterfly, Pavlov was the only Russian to compete and ranked ninth, not qualifying for the final with his time of 2:01.11.LEN (6 July 2019). "2019 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 2 Afternoon Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. On day three, Pavlov helped qualify the 4×200 metre freestyle relay to the final, splitting the fastest time amongst his prelims relay teammates with a 1:50.11.Race, Retta (5 July 2019). "2019 European Junior C'Ships Day 3 Prelims Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 13 December 2021. In the final, Pavlov helped win the gold medal, splitting a 1:49.70 for the third leg of the relay and contributing to the finals relay time of 7:16.49.LEN (6 July 2019). "2019 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 3 Afternoon Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

Pavlov ranked third in the prelims heats of the 100 metre butterfly on 6 July, qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 53.52 seconds.LEN (6 July 2019). "2019 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 4 Morning Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. In the semifinals of the event later the same day, Pavlov lowered his time to a 53.24 and qualified for the final ranked fourth.Sutherland, James (6 July 2019). "2019 European Junior Swimming Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 13 December 2021. The following morning, Pavlov swam the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay in 53.72 seconds, helping qualify the relay to the final ranked first.LEN (7 July 2019). "2019 European Junior Championships Swimming: Day 5 Morning Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 13 December 2021. In the afternoon, Pavlov placed fourth in the final of the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 52.99 seconds, finishing 1.33 seconds after gold medalist Andrey Minakov, also of Russia.Covington, Taylor (7 July 2019). "2019 European Junior Swimming Championships Finals Day Five: Andrei Minakov Gets Decisive Victory in Men's 100 Fly". Swimming World. Retrieved 13 December 2021. The same finals session, Pavlov won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay for his prelims contributions when the finals relay finished first in a time of 3:35.97."Egor Pavlov: Medals". FINA. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

2019 World Junior Championships

In August 2019, Pavlov won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay, silver medals in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay and the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, and a bronze medal in the 100 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Junior Championships held at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary.FINA (25 August 2019). "7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019: Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 December 2021. For the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, Pavlov split a 49.67 for the third leg of the relay in the final to help the relay win the silver medal with a time of 3:16.26.Ross, Andy (20 August 2019). "2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships: Vazquez Ruiz, US Men Break World Junior Records on Night One". Swimming World. Retrieved 13 December 2021. Pavlov ranked fifth in the prelims heats of the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 52.54 seconds, qualifying him for the semifinals.D'Addona, Dan (20 August 2019). "2019 World Junior Swimming Championships Day 2 Prelims: Luca Urlando Shines in Double". Swimming World. Retrieved 13 December 2021. In the semifinals he followed up his prelims swim with a time of 52.11 seconds, advancing to the final of the event ranking third.Lepesant, Anne (21 August 2019). "2019 FINA World Junior Championships: Day Two Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 13 December 2021. Finishing third in the final of the 100 metre butterfly behind gold medalist Andrey Minakov and silver medalist Federico Burdisso of Italy with a personal best time of 51.90 seconds, Pavlov won the bronze medal.Lepesant, Anne (22 August 2019). "2019 FINA World Junior Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

Pavlov also helped advance the 4×200 metre freestyle relay to the final ranked third, swimming the second leg of the relay in 1:50.49, and won a silver medal for his efforts when the finals relay finished second with a time of 7:11.90.D'Addona, Dan (23 August 2019). "2019 World Junior Swimming Championships Day 4 Prelims: Minakov, Pallister Take Top Seeds". Swimming World. Retrieved 13 December 2021. Two days later, Pavlov competed in the 200 metre butterfly prelims heats, where he ranked fifth with a 1:58.38 and qualified for the final.Kapser, Daniela (25 August 2019). "2019 World Junior Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 13 December 2021. The same morning, he also swum the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay in the heats, splitting a 52.76 to help the relay advance to the final ranked third. In the afternoon, Pavlov finished fifth in the final of the 200 metre butterfly, lowering his time to a 1:58.01.Ross, Andy (25 August 2019). "World Junior Swimming Championships: Grgic Steals Show, USA Gold Rush Seals Top-Team Title". Swimming World. Retrieved 13 December 2021. He won a gold medal later in the same finals session when the 4×100 metre medley relay finished first and all prelims and finals relay members received a gold medal for their efforts.

2021: International senior debut 2021 Swimming World Cup: Kazan

At the 2021 Swimming World Cup stop in Kazan, Pavlov started competition on 28 October in the prelims heats of the 100 metre butterfly where he swam a time of 51.87 seconds and qualified for the final ranked eighth.FINA (28 October 2021). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Kazan (RUS): Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 December 2021. In the 100 metre butterfly final later the same day, he placed eighth with a time of 51.61 seconds.FINA (28 October 2021). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Kazan (RUS): Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 December 2021. The next day, Pavlov ranked first in the prelims heats of the 200 metre butterfly with his time of 1:55.64.FINA (29 October 2021). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Kazan (RUS): Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 December 2021. Pavlov swam a 1:55.45 in the final, finishing third behind Tom Shields of the United States and Louis Croenen of Belgium to win the bronze medal.FINA (29 October 2021). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Kazan (RUS): Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 December 2021.Sutherland, James (29 October 2021). "2021 FINA World Cup – Kazan: Day 2 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

2021 European Short Course Championships