Yuri Kudinov

Yuri (Yury) Kudinov ( _ru. Юрий Кудинов; born 1979) 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 7 h 06 min remains one of the fastest swims ever recorded, but was not enough to beat Petar's 6 h 57 min set on the same day (24 August 2007). [ [http://www.doverlife.co.uk/channelswimming/crossings.php Dover Life Channel Swimming - Successful Crossings] ]

Earlier in the year (25 March 2007), Yuri beat Petar in the 25 km Open Water World Championships, a race which he won in a time of 5 h 16 min 45 s, with Petar coming in 6th with a time of 5 h 22 min 55 s. [ [http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2007/melbourne2007/25_km_Mens_Results.pdf Omega Official Timekeeper of 12th FINA World Championships] ]

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