About Yuri Kudinov
Born 1979. Yuri Kudinov is a Russian and Kazakh swimmer.
Yuri (Yury) Kudinov (; born 27 February 1979, in Volgograd) is a long-distance swimmer from Russia.
In 2007 he narrowly missed the world record for the fastest swim across the English Channel when he was beaten by Petar Stoychev. His time of remains one of the fastest swims ever recorded, but was not enough to beat Stoychev's set on the same day (24 August 2007).
On 25 March 2007, Kudinov beat Stoychev in the 25 km at the Open Water World Championships, a race which he won in a time of , with Stoychev coming in 6th with a time of .
He swam for the Kazakhstan National Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Russian swimmer
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Yuri Kudinov was born on 27 February 1979 in Volgograd.
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Yuri Kudinov is Russian and Kazakh.
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