Russian swimmer Evgeny Lagunov: biography, sports career, personal life

Lagunov Eugene - Russian swimmer, two-time winner of the Olympic Games. The athlete also won many awards at world and continental championships.

Biography of the athlete. Start

Lagunov Evgeny Alexandrovich was born on December 14, 1985 in Arkhangelsk. On the advice of doctors, parents brought him to the pool at the age of seven. So the brilliant sports career of the Russian swimmer began.

The first competitions for Lagunov were junior short-water competitions, in which he demonstrated a phenomenal speed for his age.

Sports career

Lagunov Eugene - swimmer, who at the age of 18 was sensationally in the Russian team. Training has become much more tedious and difficult, but soon there were results.

In 2004, as part of the relay team in the swim 4 x 100 meters freestyle Lagunov becomes the silver medalist of the continental championship. The same achievement the Russian swimmer repeated at the European Championship-2006.

In 2005, Eugene took third place in the singles category on short water at the continental championship, and in 2007 he won the bronze medal in the World Cup in the combined relay race.

At the Olympics in Beijing Lagunov was traveling as one of the main swimmers of the national team. In the relay competitions 4 x 200 meters freestyle he performed on preliminary swings. And although Lagunov Eugene did not participate in the final swim, he deservedly received a silver medal of the Olympic Games.

The year of 2010 was truly golden for the Russian swimmer. He became a two-time winner of the continental championship in relay competitions and a world champion in short water. In addition to these gold medals, his collection of awards has been replenished with three silver medals from the European Championship and World Cup.

At his second Olympic Games in London, Lagunov rode with the firm intention of winning medals. And he succeeded: the Russian team took the third place in the relay race 4 x 100 meters freestyle.

Personal life

After a successful performance at the Beijing Olympics, Yevgeny Lagunov moved to St. Petersburg, where he continued to train hard. It was here that he was preparing for the victorious European Championship-2010 and the London Olympics.

Persistently endure physical and emotional loads Lagunov is helped by his family: his wife Maria and sons - Roman and Oleg. They not only often travel with Eugene to different countries for competitions, but also regularly attend his training sessions.