Young sportsman Anton Chupkov: swimming, achievements, records, Olympics in Rio

He - a young fussy athlete, conquered the basins around the world.

He is a young strong swimmer, winner of many cups and awards.

Who is he, Anton Chupkov, whose swimming, biography and personal life are of interest not only to the Russian public, but also to the world sports community?

Let's find out what his childhood was, what he achieved and what he does now.

Childhood

The future Honored Master of Sports of the Russian Federation Anton Chupkov, whose voyage now evokes the delight of millions of fans, was born at the end of the winter of 1997, in the Russian capital.

It is noteworthy that from the very beginning the boy did not aspire to get into a big sport. In the pool, he began to walk at the insistence of his mother to improve his health. Perhaps the little Antosha often had a cold or it was necessary to improve his posture, who knows.

Whatever it was, the water element very much carried away Anton - he grew stronger, matured, began to show brilliant results. Just swimming in the pool was uninteresting to him - the child was striving for more, to perfection.

Was Anton Antony Chupkov able to achieve something? The swimming that the child showed was truly strong and flawless.

The boy was lucky - his first coach was an experienced teacher and a knowledgeable swimmer, Bykova Natalia Yuryevna.

Trainers

It was Natalia Yurievna who noticed the necessary potential in an elegant, precise boy, his strength and purposefulness. She helped him develop the necessary skills, revealed the secrets of water sports, taught correct behavior on the water. Anton's movements became more confident and powerful, elegant and plastic.

At the age of eleven, Anton moved to the Olympic Reserve School under the guidance of Alexander Sergeevich Nemtyrev. It was there that the boy learned the level of high sport.

He was taught to swim technically correctly and accurately, evenly distributing his forces along the necessary distance, trying not to dampen properly.

Takeoff

At the age of sixteen, Anton Chupkov, whose voyage improved day by day, became a member of the Russian youth swimming team. His specialization is a swim at a distance of one hundred and two hundred meters, style - breaststroke.

Brass is a kind of sport swimming on the chest, during which the arms and legs perform symmetrical movements parallel to the water plane.

In the same year, Anton took part in the European Junior Olympics (festival), where he took the first and second place at a distance of one hundred and two hundred meters, respectively.

Achievements

The year 2014 was an even more crowning year for a young swimmer. He spoke at the Youth European Championship, where he received two bronze medals and one silver medal (personal swimmers at the distance of fifty, one hundred and two hundred meters respectively).

However, the guy did not limit himself to personal victories. He took part in the swimming teams and showed a bright, strong performance in the team. For example, he won one gold medal in the men's combined relay race and mixed combined relay race, and in the last heat set a European record.

Then followed the participation in the youth Olympics in Nanjing, where Anton Chupkov won a total of five medals (of which two were gold medals), and again a record was set, this time world, in the personal and team swim.

Next year

The year 2015 was marked by new achievements. In April the experienced and purposeful Anton becomes the Champion of Russia, in June he performs at European games (Baku), wins four gold medals and beats two youthful records. Thanks to personal achievements, as well as well-coordinated performances in the team, Anton Chupkov was entrusted with the role of the standard-bearer of the Russian team at the final gaming ceremony.

How did the young swimmer appreciate the All-Russian Swimming Federation? Anton Chupkov was named the real champion of the country, personifying the future of sports of Russia.

Then followed other important competitions: the World Cup, taking place in Kazan, where the young confident swimmer took seventh place; World Championships in Swimming (Singapore), where Anton took several leading places both in personal swimmings and in collective ones, setting new world records.

How did the public react to the triumphant victories that Anton Chupkov gained with his voyage? The young sportsman's photo, video and interview began to decorate the first information pages of both print and television news. For example, the guy was invited by the 24-hour information and educational TV channel "Moscow-24" for a live chat.

Summer Olympic Games

In the summer of 2016, Brazil hosted the Olympic Games, at which a famous Russian athlete was to perform. Has Anton Chupkov reached the records with his voyage? Rio de Janeiro was supportive of the young swimmer. He took third place at a distance of two hundred meters, setting a new record for his homeland, for which he was awarded an honorary medal of the second degree "For Services to the Fatherland."

Anton Chupkov now

Since autumn of 2016, the young swimmer joined the ranks of the Russian army for service in a sports company.

Many worried that he would have to leave his sports career for a while. However, Chupkov continues to take part in water swimming. For example, in April 2017 he received bronze at the Russian Championship.

The young man confesses that he always strives to move forward - to improve his time and establish new world records.

We hope that the athlete has many brilliant world victories and achievements ahead of him.