17-year-old Oleksii Sereda and 16-year-old Kirill Boliukh open the medal count for Ukraine at the World Aquatics Championships in the Japanese city of Fukuoka! Having ...
17-year-old Oleksii Sereda and 16-year-old Kirill Boliukh open the medal count for Ukraine at the World Aquatics Championships in the Japanese city of Fukuoka!
Having passed the qualification round with the 4th result (404.22 points), the guys understood that only a podium finish would guarantee them the coveted license for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In the final, they managed to perform their program flawlessly, becoming silver medalists of the competition with a record total score (439.32 points), conceding only to the representatives of China.
While this is the second world championship medal for Oleksii, it is the first in Kirill’s career!
The last time Ukrainians won a medal in this discipline at the World Championship was in 2011, and the “silver” was 20 years ago, in 2003.
President of the Diving Federation of Ukraine, Igor Lysov, congratulated the team and the entire coaching staff on their brilliant performance and the acquisition of an Olympic license!
The medalists of the World Championship dedicated their award to our defenders. “We want to dedicate our medal to all the armed forces of Ukraine who defend our country, thanks to whom we have the opportunity to compete. Thank you very much. We love you, and we believe in you!”
In Jezk, the competitions in diving at the III European Games have come to an end. Ukrainian athletes made a spectacular finish, winning gold medals ...
In Jezk, the competitions in diving at the III European Games have come to an end. Ukrainian athletes made a spectacular finish, winning gold medals in synchronized 3-meter springboard diving.
Oleh Kolodiy and Danylo Konovalov, who began competing together only this year and at the European Games, which also serves as the European Championship, set a record score for themselves – 410.16, becoming the champions.
President of the Diving Federation of Ukraine, Igor Lysov, congratulated the team on the brilliant end to the tournament, as the 4 gold medals allowed our team to take the 1st overall team place.
In total, Ukrainian divers managed to win 5 medals at the European Games: 4 gold and 1 silver among 25 countries on the continent.
Our medalists:
“Gold”
Oleksiy Sereda, Kseniia Bailo, Danylo Konovalov, Anna Pysmenska (mixed team)
Oleksiy Sereda and Kiril Boliukh (synchronized, platform)
Kiril Boliukh and Kseniia Bailo (mixed pair synchronized diving, platform)
Oleh Kolodiy and Danylo Konovalov (synchronized, 3-meter springboard)
“Silver”:
Kseniia Bailo and Sofia Esman (synchronized, platform)
On June 22 in Jezk, divers entered the battle for medals at the III European Games.
127 athletes from 25 countries will compete for tournament awards and 4 Olympic licenses in individual disciplines: 3m springboard (men, women) and platform (men, women).
The Ukrainian diving team is represented by 10 athletes: Kyrylo Azarov, Kseniia Bailo, Kiril Boliukh, Sofia Esman, Oleh Kolodiy, Danylo Konovalov, Yevhen Naumenko, Stanislav Oliferchyk, Anna Pysmenska, Oleksii Sereda.
On the first competitive day, medals were contested in mixed team events. Representing our country were Oleksiy Sereda, Kseniia Bailo, Danylo Konovalov, Anna Pysmenska. From the first dive, Ukrainians seized the lead and did not concede victory to anyone until the final 6th.
438.30 points – the result of the champions. The “gold” of our divers became historical, as our athletes had never before stood on the highest step of the podium at the European Games or won 1st place in team competitions in the new format of the European Championship.
Ukrainians managed to outperform the defending champions of the continental championship, the Italians (398.25 points), by 40.05 points. The Spanish team took third place with 381.45 points.
“I can’t say that this medal is unexpected for me; I saw that we had chances. We made all our dives and, therefore, won the gold medal. I felt that we would become champions when I performed my individual dive,” shared Oleksiy Sereda. “We are all happy that we won. This is a good start for us at these European Games. We are proud of our incredible country and unbroken people. Thanks to everyone for the support. We dedicate this victory to our Armed Forces of Ukraine. They do a lot for us, so we will dedicate all our awards to them and our entire country, because thanks to the soldiers, we have the opportunity to compete and win medals for the country.”
During the press conference, Oleksiy Sereda once again reminded that the war in Ukraine is ongoing, and all athletes are preparing amid constant sounds of air raids and shelling. He called on the sports community to continue the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions, as each of them is involved in the bloody war in Ukraine.
It is worth noting that the diving competition will continue until June 28.
For 4 days in Dresden, Germany, the International Youth Diving Tournament took place. Over 150 participants aged 2008-2009 (Group B) and 2005-2007 (Group A) from ...
For 4 days in Dresden, Germany, the International Youth Diving Tournament took place.
Over 150 participants aged 2008-2009 (Group B) and 2005-2007 (Group A) from 20 countries around the world tested their abilities at the beginning of the season.
The Ukrainian team was represented by 7 athletes, who managed to win 4 medals – one gold and three silver:
🥇Mark Hrytsenko – platform (Group B)
🥈Mark Hrytsenko – 3m springboard (Group B)
🥈Diana Shevchenko – platform (Group B)
🥈Marko Barsukov – platform (Group A).
Thanks to our young athletes for their competition and demonstrated sportsmanship.
The Ukrainian national diving team has kicked off the new season under the guidance of the newly appointed head coach, Honored Coach of Ukraine Illia ...
The Ukrainian national diving team has kicked off the new season under the guidance of the newly appointed head coach, Honored Coach of Ukraine Illia Tseliutin.
Despite his young age, Illia Tseliutin already boasts a 9-year coaching experience directly with divers and holds esteem among both athletes and coaches. His coaching achievements speak for themselves, as his protégés consistently climb the podiums of the most prestigious international tournaments.
Ilya Tseluytin is the personal coach of World and European Championship medalists Oleksandr Gorshkovozov and Oleр Kolodiy, European Champion Anna Pismenska, World Championship medalist, European Champion, and Youth Olympic Games medalist Sofia Lyskun, European Champion, World and European Junior Championships medalist Kseniia Bailo, European Championship medalist, World Junior Championships champion Kiril Bolyukh, as well as World and European Junior Championships champion Kyrylo Azarov.
According to the head coach, the main event this year is the World Championship in Japan, and the team’s goal is to secure licenses for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. Additionally, the European Games will take place in the summer, where divers will compete for medals. Currently, the European Swimming League (LEN) is awaiting approval from the International Swimming Federation (WA) regarding the continental championship, where athletes will have the opportunity to vie for 4 individual Olympic licenses.
It’s worth noting that the main roster of the Ukrainian national diving team includes 20 athletes (13 men and 7 women).
I wholeheartedly congratulate all of you with the upcoming holidays! May the next year be bright, happy, peaceful and rich for goodness. May your work ...
I wholeheartedly congratulate all of you with the upcoming holidays!
May the next year be bright, happy, peaceful and rich for goodness. May your work always be rewarding, and your successes be important and convincing!
Let the Christmas fill your heart with love, hope and faith, and the holiday bell will affirm your faith in the fulfillment of your most desired dreams and ideas.
Be happy, healthy, prosperous, and wish you professional achievements, peace and harmony in the family and God’s blessings! May the Olympic year be generous for winnings of our national team, and every Ukrainian will be proud of our athletes’ achievements.
Today, on the December 11, 2019, the Conference of Synchronous (Artistic) Swimming Federation of Ukraine was held in Kharkiv. The President of the Federation was ...
Today, on the December 11, 2019, the Conference of Synchronous (Artistic) Swimming Federation of Ukraine was held in Kharkiv.
The President of the Federation was elected the President of the Ukrainian Diving Federation, Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Lisov I.V.
Congratulations to Igor Vladimirovich on a new position and we wish him new professional and life victories!
On the November 4, 2019 the youth diving championship of Ukraine began in Zaporizhia.
The event is attended by 48 athletes:
Boys – 32
Girls – 16
Teams from Dnepropetrovsk, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya regions and the city of Kiev are competing there.
Among the guests there were the Zaporizhia water diver, the pupil of “Motor Sich”, bronze medalist of the 2000 Olympic Games, two-time world champion of 1996 and 1998 Olena Zhupina.
We wish our young athletes success and let this championship be a kind of springboard for further victories at the world level!
The event is held on the sports base of Motor Sich (Slavutych pool).
The end of the championship is on the November 9, 2019.
On the first day of competition of the 3rd International Diving Tournament among the age groups “D”, “C”, “B” – 2019, there were competitions for girls at the 1 meter springboard in the age group D, among the boys at the 3 meter springboard in the age group C, among girls on the group B at the rig, among boys at the 1-meter springboard in group B, and diving among synchronous pairs among boys and girls at the rig.
Also today at 16:30 the solemn opening ceremony of the 3rd International Diving Tournament – 2019. The honored guests congratulated the participants of the competition on the start of the new racing season 2019/2020 and wished them good luck.
Among the girls at the 1 meter springboard in the age group D, the first place was taken by the athlete from Kyiv, Mostovenko Kateryna with the sum of points – 178,30, in the second place of the pedestal was the athlete from Lviv region, Vira Seredyak with the sum of points – 171,35 and in third place was the athlete from Kyiv, Sofia Esman with a total sum of points – 169.40.
Among the boys at the 3 meters springboard in the age group C, the athlete from Kyiv took the first place in the pedestal, Kirill Bolyuk with the sum of 363,55 points, in the second place the representative from the Nikolaev region, Mirza Maxim with the sum of 325,10 points, athlete from Zaporizhia region, Barsukov Mark with the total of 291.40 points got the third place. Among girls at the rig in the age group B, the first place was taken by the athlete from Mykolaiv region, Kseniya Baylo with the sum of 271.80 points, in the second place the representative from Donetsk region, Alexander Levitsk with the sum of 269.65 points, in the third place the athlete from Kharkiv region, Polina Sinitsa with the sum of 253,50 points.
Among the boys at the 1 meter springboard in the age group B, the first place was taken by the representative from Luhansk region, Klimko Vladyslav with the sum of 367.80 points, in the second place the representative from Luhansk region, Sidorenko Bogdan with the sum of 317.85 points, in the third place the athlete from Kyiv, Movchan Stepan with the sum of 314.60 points.
Athletes Klimko Vladyslav – Luhansk Region / Movchan Stepan – Kyiv city with the sum of 252,75 points won the first place among the synchronous pairs at the boys’ rig, in the second place the sportsmen from Kyiv, Bolyuk Cyril / Azarov Cyril with the sum of 240,75 points, the third place athletes are from Zaporizhzhia region, the Prystupa Yegor / Avramenko Nikita with the sum of 200,76 points.
Among the synchronous pairs in the girls’ rig, the first place went to the sportsmen from Kyiv, Mostovenko Kateryna / Bochk Ksenia with the sum of 208,71 points, the second place the athletes are from Kyiv too, Vistvkina Sofia / Eman Sofia with the sum of 191,31 points, third place athletes Sinitsa Polina – Kharkiv region / Levitska Oleksandra – Donetsk region with the sum of 190,29 points.
