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Fleeing his hometown following Russia’s invasion, this Ukrainian swimmer never thought he’d become a world champion

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Ukrainian swimmer Vladyslav Bukhov knows better than anyone just how fine the margins in his sport can be. At just 21 years of age, the sprint swimmer claimed gold in the 50m freestyle at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha by a mere 0.01 seconds – literally less than the blink of an eye.

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Fleeing his hometown following Russia's invasion, this Ukrainian swimmer never thought he'd become a world champion

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Fleeing his hometown following Russia’s invasion, this Ukrainian swimmer never thought he’d become a world champion

Ukrainian swimmer Vladyslav Bukhov talks to CNN Sports about his unlikely journey to world champion and training in a war zone.

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