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Vladimir Salnikov

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Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov (Russian: Владимир Валерьевич Сальников; born 21 May 1960) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 metre events. Nicknamed the "Tsar of the Pool", "Monster of the Waves" and "Leningrad Express", he was the first person to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500 m freestyle and also the first person to swim under eight minutes in the 800 m freestyle. He was named the Male World Swimmer of the Year in 1979 and 1982 by Swimming World. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Salnikov is the 130th most popular swimmer (down from 84th in 2019), the 2,119th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,128th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Vladimir Salnikov ranks 130 out of 709. Before him are Oleksandr Sydorenko, Adolph Kiefer, Max Hainle, Nel van Vliet, Cathy Ferguson, and Brenda Helser. After him are Jean Taris, Belle Moore, Maria Vierdag, Max Schöne, Pua Kealoha, and Hideko Maehata.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Vladimir Salnikov ranks 346. Before him are Olga Bondarenko, Oleksandr Sydorenko, Serhiy Tihipko, Raúl Vicente Amarilla, Venkatesh, and Semir Osmanagić. After him are Moshe Kahlon, Elsa Cayat, Romas Ubartas, John Billingsley, Robert J. Sawyer, and Martina Hellmann.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Salnikov ranks 2,119 out of 3,761. Before him are Pavel Solovyov (1917), Rufina Gasheva (1921), Viktor Klimenko (1949), Mikhail Yefremov (1897), Ivan Dmitriev (1760), and Yuri Milner (1961). After him are Vitold Kreyer (1932), Pyotr Demichev (1917), Vladimir Ilyin (1947), Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro (1929), Yelena Davydova (1961), and Pavel Sadyrin (1942).

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Among SWIMMERS In Russia

Among swimmers born in Russia, Vladimir Salnikov ranks 2. Before him are Oscar Grégoire (1877). After him are Alexander Popov (1971), Nikolai Pankin (1949), Igor Polyansky (1967), Denis Pankratov (1974), Nina Zhivanevskaya (1977), Anastasia Davydova (1983), Natalia Ishchenko (1986), Yuliya Yefimova (1992), Arkady Vyatchanin (1984), and Svetlana Romashina (1989).

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