| Full Name | Aleksandr Maltsev (Александр Мальцев) |
| Nation | Russian Federation |
| Birthdate | June 22, 1995 |
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| Status | Active |
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Career Highlights
Four-time World Champion… 6-time World medallist (4G, 2S)… Won gold in the inaugural free mixed duet event in the 2015 World Championships… Swam in three World Championships (2015, 2017, 2019) and three European Championships (2016, 2018, 2021)… Six-time European Champion… Pioneer for the inclusion of men in the sport in Russia.
2024: Ineligible to compete internationally… Swam in competitions organized by the Russian Federation… Won gold in technical solo, free solo, technical mixed duet and free mixed duet at both the BRICS Games and the Federation Cup… Also placed first in technical solo, free solo and technical mixed duet at the national championships.
2023: Ineligible to compete internationally… Swam in competitions organized by the Russian Federation… Won gold in technical solo, free solo, technical mixed duet and free mixed duet at the Federation Cup… Also placed first in free solo and both mixed duet events at the national championships.
2022: Ineligible to compete internationally due to bans from sports events following to the nation’s involvement in the invasion of Ukraine and the breach of the Olympic Truce… Swam in competitions organized by the Russian Federation… Won gold in free solo, technical mixed duet and free mixed duet at the Solidarity Games, and in both mixed duet events at the Russian National Championships.
2021: Became European champion in the technical and free mixed duets… Competed in three FINA World Series legs – Budapest, Kazan, Canada virtual – and the Super Final in Barcelona… Also swam in technical solo in three of these meets.
2020: Did not compete internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of all meets.
2019: Won gold at the 2019 FINA World Championships in the technical and free mixed duet events… Finally became a world champion in the technical event… Also competed extensively through the world series circuit and won every single event (technical and free mixed duets) entered – Kazan, Tokyo, Beijing, Barcelona and the Super Final in Budapest.
2018: Earned two gold medals at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in the technical and free mixed duet events… Won gold in the free mixed duet at the Hellas Beetles Cup and at the French Open…Seventh at the French Open in free solo.
2017: World champion in free mixed duet, and silver medalist in the technical mixed duet in Budapest, Hungary… Named FINA’s Best Male Artistic Swimmer for the second time.
2016: Won two golds at the European Championships in technical and free mixed duet.