Robert Glință

Robert Andrei Glință (; born 18 April 1997) is the Romanian record holder in the long course and short course 50 metre backstroke and 100 metre backstroke. He is a former junior world record holder for 100 metre backstroke (short course), with a time of 50.77 seconds. He finalled in the 100 metre backstroke at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. He represented Team Iron in the International Swimming League in 2019.

At the 2021 World Short Course Championships, held at in December Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Glință achieved his highest place finish in the 100 metre backstroke, where he won the bronze medal with a time of 49.60 seconds, which was 0.37 seconds behind gold medalist Shaine Casas of the United States. It marked his first medal at a senior short course or long course World Championships. For the edition of the World Short Course Championships the following year, the 2022 World Short Course Championships held in December in Melbourne, Australia, he placed twenty-eighth in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 52.65 seconds.

International championships (50 m)

International championships (25 m)

Personal bests Long course metres (50 m pool) Event Time Meet Location Date Notes 50 m backstroke 24.12 2018 European Championships Glasgow, Scotland 3 August 2018 NR 100 m backstroke 52.88 2020 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 20 May 2021 NR 200 m backstroke 1:57.91 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 August 2016

Short course metres (25 m pool) Event Time Meet Location Date Notes 100 m freestyle 46.64 2021 European Championships Kazan, Russia 6 November 2021 Former NR 50 m backstroke 22.74 2021 European Championships Kazan, Russia 3 November 2021 NR 100 m backstroke 49.31 2021 European Championships Kazan, Russia 5 November 2021 NR 200 m backstroke 1:51.75 2021 International Swimming League Naples, Italy 29 September 2021 NR