Name Vladimir Dyatchin Spouse Svetlana Dyatchin Weight 82 kg | Height 1.88 m Role Swimmer Children Fyodor Dyatchin | |
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Vladimir Fyodorovich Dyatchin (Russian: Владимир Фёдорович Дятчин) (born 14 October 1982, in Lipetsk) is a Russian long distance swimmer. He won the 10 km open water at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships despite suffering 10-inch long lacerations on both of sides of his rib cage, caused by a jellyfish sting.
In 2007 he was voted as Swimming World's Open Water Swimmer of the Year.
Doping
On June 30, 2014, Dyatchin was tested positive to the substance Ostarine (Class S.1.2 Other Anabolic Agents) following a doping control test conducted at the Russian Open Water Championships. The Russian Swimming Federation imposed a sanction of 2 years’ ineligibility on the athlete starting on July 4, 2014.
References
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