Lev Balandin

Lev Nikolayevich Balandin (Russian: Лев Николаевич Баландин; 1934–1980) was a Russian swimmer who won two medals at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He also competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics in three freestyle events, but was eliminated in prelinaries.[2]

Lev Balandin
Personal information
Born1934
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Died1980
Moscow, Russia
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubCSKA Moscow, Dynamo Gorky

During his career he set four world records and seven European records in relay events. He also won 10 national titles in the 4 × 200 m freestyle (1951–1954), 4 × 100 m medley (1953–1955) and 100 m freestyle (1954–1956).[3]

Balandin was born in Nizhny Novgorod but in the early 1950s moved to Moscow. He was married twice: first to Tamara Vasilyevna Panfilova (1923–2010) and then to Ida Petrovna Sapegina (1931–2001); both his wives were competitive swimmers.[3]

References

  1. Lev BALANDIN. les-sports.info
  2. Lev Balandin. sports-reference.com
  3. Баландин Лев Николаевич (1934-1980) Archived 2012-12-25 at Archive.today. sport-necropol.narod.ru
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