Vyacheslav ("Slava") Viktorovych Shyrshov (Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Вікторович Ширшов) (born July 9, 1979) is a freestyle swimmer from Ukraine, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 metres freestyle event at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.
Awards and Achievements
2000 Sep | XXVII Olympic Games SYDNEY, Australia4 × 100 m RELAY MEDLEY MEN — 11th place2001 Jun | The 9th FINA World Swimming Championships FUKUOKA, Japan50m Backstroke — 8th place50m Freestyle — 6th place2001 Aug | The 21st Universiade BEIJING, China50m Freestyle — Silver medalist of the World Universiade100m Freestyle — Bronze medalist of the World Universiade4 × 100 m RELAY MEDLEY MEN — Silver medalist of the World Universiade2001 Nov | Grand-Prix ARENA, ItalySilver medalist at major international Grand Prix2001 Dec | European Championships shot course ANTWERP, Belgium4x50m RELAY FREESTYLE MEN — Winner and NEW European Record2002 Apr | FINA Short Course Championships MOSCOW, Russia50m Backstroke — 8th place2002 Dec | European Championships shot course RIESA, Germany4x50m RELAY FREESTYLE MEN — Bronze medalist4x50m RELAY MEDLEY MEN — Bronze medalist2003 Aug | The 22nd Summer Universiade DAEGU, Republic Of Korea50m Freestyle — Winner of the World Universiade50m Backstroke — Bronze medalist of the World Universiade4 × 100 m RELAY MEDLEY MEN — Bronze medalist of the World Universiade2003 Dec | European Championships shot course DUBLIN, Ireland50m Backstroke — Silver medalist (Today, it is the best result in Ukraine)4x50m RELAY MEDLEY MEN — Bronze medalist2004 Aug | XXVIII Olympic Games ATHENS, GreeceA member of the Olympic team of Ukraine2004 Dec | European Championships shot course VIENNA, Austria50m Backstroke — Silver medalist4x50m RELAY MEDLEY MEN — Silver medalist2005 Jun | The European Police championships swimming BERLIN, Germany4 × 100 m RELAY FREESTYLE MEN — Winner50m Freestyle — Silver medalist2005 Jul | XI th FINA World Swimming Championships MONTREAL, CanadaA member of the World Cup2011 Sep | XIII European Masters Championships YALTA, Ukraine50m Freestyle — Winner50m Backstroke — Winner4x50m RELAY MEDLEY MEN — Winner and NEW World Record4x50m RELAY FREESTYLE MEN — Winner and NEW European Record4x50m RELAY MEDLEY MIX — Winner4x50m RELAY FREESTYLE MIX — Winner2012 Jun | 14th World Masters Championships RICCIONE, Italy50m Freestyle — Winner50m Backstroke — Winner4x50m RELAY MEDLEY MEN — Winner and NEW World Record4x50m RELAY FREESTYLE MEN — Winner and NEW European Record
