Nikolay Skvortsov - the famous champion of Russia, Europe. He became an Honored Master of Sports at the age of 20. Now Nikolay Valerievich helps to master the basics of swimming for the children of the city of Obninsk, prepares them for the competition.
Nikolai Valerievich Skvortsov is not only a famous swimmer, but also a politician.
Biography
This still quite young man was born in March 1984 in the Kaluga Region, in Obninsk.
Nikolai graduated from high school number 2 of his native city. Now it is called a gymnasium. In parallel, the famous swimmer was engaged in the sports school "Quantum".
Then a talented athlete who made a worthy contribution to the sporting achievements not only of his city, but also of his country, entered MESI. In 2009, he became a certified specialist, having graduated with a degree in management of organizations.
Career
A sports career for a young man was more than successful. In 1999, he was invited to the Russian team.
Nikolai Valerievich is a three-time World record holder. He won the European Championships 4 times.
In Russia, the swimmer became the champion 34 times, moreover, 11 times set Russian records.
In 2010, Skvortsov was elected as a deputy of the Obninsk City Assembly. In this position, he worked until 2015.
More on achievements
Three years from 2007 to 2009 are the most successful for Nikolai, because he then not only won many victories, but also set new records. So, participating in the World Cup, which was held in the city of Melbourne, Skvortsov took third place, breaking the Russian record. Interestingly, he finished with the same time as the once renowned swimmer Denis Pankratov, repeating the time of his compatriot to the nearest hundredths of a second.
Then Nikolai managed to improve Pankratov’s record at a distance of 200 m.
At another European championship, held in the Netherlands in 2008, Skvortsov set a new Russian record, which he held for 13 years.
