Andrei Radzionau

Andrei Radzionau
Personal information
NicknameRadz
Nationality Belarus
Born (1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 41)
Minsk, Belarusian SSR
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubRTsFVS Minsk (BLR)
College teamLouisville Cardinals (USA)
CoachArthur Albiero (Louisville)

Andrei Radzionau (Belarusian: Андрэй Радзіонаў; born June 16, 1985) is a former Belarusian competitive swimmer, and 2008 Olympic participant who specialized in sprint freestyle events.

Radzionau swam for RTsFVS Minsk Club in Belarus in his hometown of Minsk.

University of Louisville

Radzionau was a varsity swimmer for the Louisville Cardinals under Coach Arthur Albiero, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in environmental analysis from University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.

2008 Beijing Olympics

Radzionau qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by establishing a new Belarusian record and clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 22.72 from the national championships in his hometown of Minsk. He challenged seven other swimmers on the ninth heat, including three-time Olympian Camilo Becerra of Colombia. Radzionau edged out Filipino-American tanker and Florida-based resident Daniel Coakley to take the fifth spot by four hundredths of a second (0.04), posting his personal best of 22.65. Radzionau placed twenty-sixth out of 97 swimmers in the preliminaries.

References

  1. 1 2 "Swimmer Andrei Radzionau Clinches Olympic Berth With National Record". Louisville Cardinals. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Radzionau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Olympedia Biography, Andrei Radzionau". Olympedia. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ Sullivan, Tim, "Global Reach of Games Boosts U of L, Art Albiero", The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, July 31, 2016, pg. C4
  5. ↑ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 50m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Next Off The Blocks: Adam Madarassy and Andrei Radzionau". Louisville Cardinals. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 9". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.