Grigoriy Tarasevich

Grigoriy Arkadyevich Tarasevich (Григорий Аркадьевич Тарасевич; born 1 August 1995) is a Russian swimmer. In 2013 he won the world junior title in the 50 m backstroke, setting a junior world record. He competed in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 2016 European Championships and won medals in the 50 m and 100 m, qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in these two events; he placed sixth in the 200 m.

Tarasevich was born in a family of swimming coaches and took up swimming aged six. He trains and studies engineering at the University of Louisville.