Aleksandr Tkachev (; born 11 November 1972) is a

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i former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He collected a total of three medals, one gold and two silver, at the

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(1995 and 1997), and later represented his adopted nation

at the

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. Tkachev established his swimming history, as a member of the Russian squad, at the

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, where he captured two swimming medals: a gold in the 200 m breaststroke (2:14.69), and silver in the 100 m breaststroke (1:03.38, narrowly lost to host nation's Akira Hayashi by more than half a second). On that same year, he helped the Russians capture a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the FINA Short Course World Championships in

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. Two years later, at the

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, Tkachev earned his second career silver in the sprint breaststroke (1:02.77), handing an entire medal haul for Russia with a one–two finish, alongside

Stanislav Lopukhov Stanislav Yuryevich Lopukhov (; born 27 November 1972, Kaluga) is a retired men's breaststroke swimmer from Russia. He won the silver medal in the 4×100 metres medley relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. See also * List of R ...

. At the

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, Tkachev transferred his Russian citizenship status to compete for the

squad, swimming only in two events. He achieved a

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B-standard entry time of 2:21.90 from the Russian National Championships in

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. In the 200 m breaststroke, Tkachev failed to reach the top 8 final, as he finished his semifinal run with a time of 2:16.90. Earlier in the prelims, he made a surprise packet with a fifteenth-place time of 2:15.63, a Kyrgyzstan record, from a small field of five swimmers in heat two. Three days later, Tkachev teamed up with fellow Russian imports

Aleksandr Shilin Aleksandr Shilin (; born February 2, 1976) is a Russian-born Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle and sprint backstroke events. He represented his adopted nation Kyrgyzstan at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and post ...

, Konstantin Ushkov, and Sergey Ashihmin in the 4×100 m medley relay. Swimming the breaststroke leg in heat one, Tkachev recorded a split of 1:03.69, a slowest in the field, but a diverse Kyrgyzstan team settled for seventh place and nineteenth overall in a final time of 3:46.70.

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