Viktor Solovyov

Viktor Solovyov (Russian: Виктор Соловьёв; born 1932) is a retired Russian swimmer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 100 m backstroke event but did not reach the finals.^[1] In 1953–1954 he swam the backstroke leg in the 4 × 100 m medley and helped the Soviet team to set three world records.^[2] Between 1950 and 1955 he won eight national titles and set six national records in backstroke disciplines. He later competed in the masters category, mostly in the 50 m backstroke event, in which he won a silver medal at the European championships in 1997.^[3]

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