Yury Raykhman
Yury Lvovich Raykhman | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 28, 1948 |
| Nationality |  Soviet Union →  Russia |
| Occupation | Swimming coach |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | Coaching prominent Russian swimmers |
| Awards |  Honored Coach of Russia |
Yury Lvovich Raykhman (Russian: Юрий Львович Райхман; born August 28, 1948) is a Soviet - Russian swimming coach, Honored Coach of Russia.[1] Since 1988, he has been coaching the Russian swimming national team.[2]
Biography and career
[edit]Yury Lvovich Raykhman was born in the Soviet Union, where he began his coaching career. He received higher education and defended his Candidate of Sciences dissertation under the scientific supervision of physiologist David Efremovich Rosenblum.
He joined the coaching staff of the Russian swimming national team in 1988, at the invitation of head coach Gennady Vaitsekhovsky, who valued a scientific approach to training athletes and sought comprehensive scientific support for the training process.
Since 1988, he has worked as a coach at the Center for Sports Training in the city of Dimitrovgrad.[3]
Notable trainees
[edit]- Danila Izotov - Honored Master of Sports of Russia, two-time Olympic medalist, multiple World champion, European champion, Russian champion, two-time former world record holder, multiple Russian record holder.
- Stanislav Donets - Honored Master of Sports of Russia, multiple World champion, European champion, Russian champion, Multiple former world record holder, Russian record holder.
- Vladimir Bryukhov - Master of Sport of Russia, International Class, medalist at the European Championships, medalist at the Russian Championships.[4]
- Kira Volodina - Master of Sport of Russia, International Class, multiple medalist at stages of the World Cup[5], Russian champion, multiple medalist at the Russian Championships.[6]
Family
[edit]Yury Raykhman coaches alongside his wife, Olga (née Donets), and they have a daughter and a son. Their son is Stanislav Donets.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics and analytics of sports development in Russia" (in Russian). msrfinfo.ru. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Raykhman Yury Lvovich celebrates his 75th birthday!" (in Russian). All-Russian Swimming Federation. August 28, 2019. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "A man in his place" (PDF) (in Russian). All-Russian Swimming Federation. July 18, 2014. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Bryukhov Vladimir Sergeevich. Russian athletes" (in Russian). infosport.ru. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Kira Volodina - profile on worldaquatics.com". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Volodina Kira Igorevna Russian athletes" (in Russian). infosport.ru. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Stanislav Donets: "I wanted to do it better than anyone in the world"" (in Russian). 73online.ru. July 7, 2023. Retrieved 2025-06-07.