Grigoriy Arkadyevich Tarasevich (; born 1 August 1995) is a Russian

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. In 2013 he won the world junior title in the 50 m backstroke, setting a junior world record. Tarasevich was born on August 1, 1995 to Arkadiy and Galina Tarasevich in Omsk, Russia in a family of swimming coaches and took up swimming at age six. He attended Grammar School #19 in Omsk. In his youth, and High School years, he trained with the Omsk Regional Centre of Sports Preparation (Russian Federation). In his early career, he earned three European Junior Champion Titles, was a two time Russian Junior National Record Holder, and was crowned 2013's World Junior Champion in the 50- meter backstroke. He competed in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m

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at the 2016 European Championships and won medals in the 50 m and 100 m, qualifying for the

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in these two events. He placed sixth in the

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at the European Championships. During his College years, he trained in swimming and studied mechanical engineering at the

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where he swam competitively under Head Coach Arthur Albiero and graduated around 2017. In his Freshman year at Louisville, he was a member of the All-American Conference team for wins in 100- and 200-backstroke events, as well swimming on the 200- and 400-medley relays at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships. In the 2013–14 season, Coach Albiero brought the Cardinal men and women swim teams to a championship in the first year of the American Athletic Conference.Sullivan, Tim, "Global Reach of Games Boosts U of L, Art Albiero", ''The Courier-Journal'', Louisville, Kentucky, July 31, 2016, pg. C4

2016, 2020 Olympics

At the 2016 Rio de Jainero Olympics, Tarasevich competed in the 100-meter backstroke placing ninth and in the 4x100-meter Men's medley relay placing fourth with a time of 3:31.30, just behind the bronze medal team from Australia. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Tarasevich competed in the 4x100-meter mixed medley relay team placing 7th overall, and the Men's 4x100-meter medley relay team, placing 4th with a combined time of 3:29.22, just .05 seconds behind the bronze medal team from Italy. In the Men's 200-meter backstroke, Tarasevich placed 12th overall.

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