He is a young perky athlete who has conquered the pools of the whole world.
He is a young strong swimmer, winner of many cups and awards.
Who is he - Anton Chupkov, whose swimming, biography and personal life are of interest not only to the domestic public, but also to the world sports community?
Let's find out what his childhood was like, what successes he achieved and what he is doing now.
Childhood
The future honored master of sports of the Russian Federation, Anton Chupkov, whose swimming now delights millions of fans, was born at the end of winter 1997, in the capital of Russia.
It is noteworthy that from the very beginning the boy did not seek to get into big sport. He began to go to the pool at the insistence of his mother in order to improve his health. Perhaps little Antosha often caught a cold or it was necessary to improve posture, who knows.
Be that as it may, the water element captivated Anton very much - he grew stronger, matured, began to show brilliant results. It was simply not interesting for him to swim in the pool - the child strove for more, for perfection.
Could something achieve little Anton Chupkov? The swimming that the child showed was truly strong and flawless.
The boy was lucky - his initial trainer was an experienced teacher and knowledgeable swimmer Bykova Natalya Yuryevna.
Trainers
It was Natalya Yuryevna who noticed the necessary potential in an elegant chiseled boy, his strength and determination. She helped him develop the necessary skills, revealed the secrets of water sports, taught the correct behavior on the water. Anton's movements became more confident and powerful, graceful and flexible.
At the age of eleven, Anton moved to the school of the Olympic reserve under the leadership of Alexander Sergeyevich Nemtyrev. It was there that the boy learned the level of high sport.
He was taught to swim technically correctly and accurately, evenly distributing his forces along the required distance, trying not to properly breath.
Takeoff
At the age of sixteen, Anton Chupkov, whose swimming was improved day by day, became a member of the Russian youth swimming team. His specialization is swimming at a distance of one hundred and two hundred meters, style - breaststroke.
The breaststroke is a kind of sports swimming on the chest, during which the arms and legs perform symmetrical movements parallel to the water plane.
In the same year, Anton took part in the European Junior Olympics (festival), where he won first and second places at a distance of one hundred and two hundred meters, respectively.
Achievements
2014 turned out to be an even more crowned year for a young swimmer. He performed at the Youth European Championship, where he received bronze and silver twice (personal heats at distances of fifty, one hundred and two hundred meters, respectively).
However, the guy was not limited to personal victories. He took part in the team heats and showed a bright, strong performance in the team. For example, he won one gold medal in the men's combined relay and mixed mixed relay, and in the last race he set a European record.
This was followed by participation in the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, where Anton Chupkov won a total of five medals (two of them were gold), and a record was set again, this time the world, in the personal and team swimming.
Next year
2015 was marked by new achievements. In April, the experienced and purposeful Anton becomes the Champion of Russia, in June he performs at the European Games (Baku), wins four gold medals and breaks two youth records. Thanks to personal achievements, as well as well-coordinated team performances, Anton Chupkov was entrusted with the role of the standard-bearer of the Russian team at the final games ceremony.
How did the All-Russian Swimming Federation rate the young swimmer? Anton Chupkov was named the real champion of the country, the personification of the future sport of Russia.
This was followed by other important competitions: the World Cup, held in Kazan, in which a young confident swimmer took seventh place; World Swimming Championships (Singapore), where Anton took several leading places in both individual and collective events, setting new world records.
How did the public react to the triumphal victories that Anton Chupkov won with his voyage? Photos, videos and interviews of the young athlete began to adorn the first news pages of both print media and television news. For example, the guy was invited by the 24-hour information and educational television channel Moscow-24 to chat live.
Summer olympic games
In the summer of 2016, the Olympic Games were held in Brazil, at which the famous Russian athlete was supposed to perform. Did Anton Chupkov achieve records with his voyage? Rio de Janeiro was supportive of a young swimmer.
He took third place at a distance of two hundred meters, setting a new record for his homeland, for which he was awarded an honorary medal of the second degree “For Merit to the Fatherland”.
Anton Chupkov now
Since the fall of 2016, a young swimmer joined the Russian army to serve in a sports company.
Many were worried that he would have to leave his sports career for a while. However, Chupkov continues to take part in water swimming. For example, in April 2017, he received bronze at the Russian Championship.
The young man admits that he always strives to move forward - to improve his time and set new world records.
We hope that the athlete still has a lot of brilliant world victories and achievements.