Ilya Kharun
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| Born | February 7, 2005 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sandpipers of Nevada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ron Aitken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ilya Kharun (born February 7, 2005) is a Canadian competitive swimmer who specializes in the butterfly. He won bronze medals in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, improving his Canadian national record in the process.
Early life
Kharun was born in Montreal in 2005 as his Ukrainian parents were acrobats who performed there in Cirque du Soleil.[1][2] The family would eventually move to Las Vegas where they would continue their entertainment careers with Cirque du Soleil.[1] The family thought he would be eligible to compete for the United States in swimming, but as he only held a Canadian passport it was determined that he would have to compete for the nation where he was born.[1][3]
Career
Kharun made his international debut for Canada at the 2022 World Short Course championships.[4] Kharun won two medals at the event, set two World Junior records and three Canadian records.[1]
At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Kharun won bronze medals in both the 100m and 200m butterfly.
Personal bests
Long course (50-metre pool)
| Event | Time[5] | Venue | Date | Notes | Ref |
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| 50 m butterfly | 22.68 | 2025 CANADIAN SWIMMING TRIALS | June 12, 2025 | NR | |
| 100 m butterfly | 50.07 | 2025 World Aquatics Championships | August 2, 2025 | ||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:52.80 | France, Paris | July 31, 2024 | NR |
Short course (25-metre pool)
| Event | Time[5] | Venue | Date | Notes | Ref |
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| 50 m butterfly | 21.67 | Danube Arena, Budapest | December 11, 2024 | NR, AM | |
| 100 m butterfly | 49.03 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne | December 18, 2022 | NR, WJR | |
| 200 m butterfly | 1:48.24 | Danube Arena, Budapest | December 12, 2024 | NR, AM, CR |
References
- ^ a b c d e Matthew De George (December 18, 2022). "Ilya Kharun Has a Canadian Premiere at Worlds to Flip For". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Bradshaw, Zach (July 29, 2024). "Cirque du Hooray: ASU celebrates swimmer Ilya Khjarun's participation with Team Canada in Paris". www.cronkitenews.azpbs.org/. Cronkite News. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ Keith, Braden (August 2, 2022). "Ilya Kharun Removed From Junior Pan Pacs Team Among Citizenship Confusion". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Sutherland, James (September 30, 2022). "Ilya Kharun Among 17-member Canadian Team Announced for Short Course Worlds". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Ilya Kharun profile". Swimming Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
External links
- Ilya Kharun at Swimming Canada
- Ilya Kharun at World Aquatics
- Ilya Kharun at SwimRankings.net
- Ilya Kharun at Olympics.com
- Ilya Kharun at Team Canada
- Ilya Kharun on Instagram