Yaroslav Pronin
Yaroslav Pronin is an open water swimmer from Belarus.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He won the 25m, 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events at the 11th Winter Swimming World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in March 2018 while setting two records in the 100m and 200m freestyle.
- He participated in the 2019 IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- He set an International Winter Swimming Association world record in the 100m freestyle on 6 March 2018 at the Winter Swimming World Championships 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia in 54.38.
- He set an International Winter Swimming Association world record in the 50m breaststroke on 30 March 2019 at the 1st Karelia Open held in Petrozavodsk, Russia in 31.76.
- He set an International Winter Swimming Association world record in the 200m freestyle on 17 November 2017 at the 2nd Russian Pacific Open Cup held in Vladivostok, Russia in 2:02.59.
- He set an International Winter Swimming Association world record in the 450m freestyle on 3 November 2017 at the Jelgavas Roni Cup 2017 in Jelgava, Latvia in 5:15.34.
2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nomination
He was nominated for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association:
Yaroslav Pronin is just plain fast - especially in a pool, preferably very cold. The 26-year-old Belarus native set a world record in the 25m butterfly at the Jelgava, Latvias Roni Cup in 12.23, in the 100m freestyle at the 2018 Winter Swimming World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in 54:38, and in the 200m freestyle at the Russian Pacific Open Cup in Vladivostok, Russia in 2:02:59. These are all mind-boggling speedy in cold water considering there are no flip turns or dive starts in these races. Pronin demonstrated his speed by handily winning the 25m, 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle races and the 25m butterfly, and finished 2nd in the 25m and 50m breaststroke, and 6th in the 100m breaststroke at the 11th Winter Swimming World Championships on March 6th-11th in Tallinn, Estonia. For his raw speed in the cold, for winning 674 total points on the International Winter Swimming World Cup circuit, and for setting age group records in the 25m freestyle (11.26), 50m freestyle (24.87), 100m freestyle (54.38), 200m freestyle (2:02.59), and 25m butterfly (12.23) while representing Belarus and the Winter Swimming Club Belgart well in Latvia, Russia, United Kingdom, China, Sweden, and Estonia, Yaroslav Pronin of Belarus is a worthy nominee for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year.
External links
- 200m Freestyle at the International Winter Swimming Association World Championships
- IWSA Winter Swimming World Records
- Body Types For Fast Swimming In Freezing Water
- International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming World Cup
- International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming World Cup Facebook page
- International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming Instagram page
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Yaroslav Pronin Dominates Winter World Championships
- First In Finland: Winter Swimming European Championships
