About Vladimir Morozov (swimmer)
Vladimir Viktorovich Morozov (Russian: Владимир Викторович Морозов; born 16 June 1992) is a retired Russian competitive swimmer and Olympic medalist. He is the former world record holder in the short course 100-metre individual medley, the current, World Cup record and Russian national record holder in the 100-metre individual medley and 100-metre freestyle (short course), and Russian record holder in the 50-metre freestyle (short course and long course). He also holds the European record for the 100-metre individual medley. Formerly he held the Russian national record in the 50-metre backstroke (long course) and the 50-metre butterfly (short course), and held the European and Russian records in the 50-metre breaststroke (short course). In 2013, Morozov became the first person to swim faster than 18.00 seconds for 50 yards of freestyle on a relay in the NCAA with a time of 17.86 seconds. Over the course of his career, he has won 176 medals, including 123 gold medals, at Swimming World Cup circuits. == Background == Morozov was born 16 June 1992 in Russia, and emigrated to the United States as a 14-year-old. His parents divorced when he was one year old. As of 2018 he had not met his father. When he was nine years old, Morozov began his competitive swimming career.
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